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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Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

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

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

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

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

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

In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness.

In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness.

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

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

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

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

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

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

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

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

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect...

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect...

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

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

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.

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.