The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.

Quote by George Eliot

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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

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...

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

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.

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it...

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it...

It's no trifle at her time of life to part with a doctor who knows...

It's no trifle at her time of life to part with a doctor who knows...

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird...

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird...

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it...

If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it...

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

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

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

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

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...

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple pity that will not forsake...

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple pity that will not forsake...

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...