Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

Quote by George Eliot

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One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

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...

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one...

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one...

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

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

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

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

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

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

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...

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.

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

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

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

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

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

How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such...

How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such...

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases

Kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and sapphire...

Kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and sapphire...

(Love) A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

(Love) A temporary insanity curable by marriage.