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

Quote by George Eliot

Topics: Love Quotes

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

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

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

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

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

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

There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to...

There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to...

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...

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.

The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another

The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another

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

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

It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only to have one sort...

It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only to have one sort...

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

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

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

I can't bare fishing. I think people look like fools sitting watching a line hour...

I can't bare fishing. I think people look like fools sitting watching a line hour...

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

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...

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,...

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.

You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.