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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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...

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may...

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may...

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable...

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.

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

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

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity

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

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

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as...

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as...

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns...

When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns...

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

He was like the cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

He was like the cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

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...

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.