The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

Quote by George Eliot

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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful...

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we...

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we...

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern...

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern...

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are...

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are...

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in,...

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in,...

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.