Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

Quote by George Eliot

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Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

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.

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.

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,...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

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.

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.

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

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

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have...

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have...

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...

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either...

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either...

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be...

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be...

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

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...

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the...

Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the...