All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other.

Quote by George Eliot

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It belongs to every large nature, when it is not under the immediate power of...

It belongs to every large nature, when it is not under the immediate power of...

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

It is never too late to be who you might have been.

It is never too late to be who you might have been.

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

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

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

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms

Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

I'm not denying the women are foolish: God almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denying the women are foolish: God almighty made 'em to match the men.

Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which...

Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which...

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

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...