And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.

Quote by George Eliot

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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...

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

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.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and...

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and...

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to...

Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to...

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...

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...

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...

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...

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

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

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

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

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...

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

Those who trust us educate us.

Those who trust us educate us.