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

Quote by George Eliot

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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...

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and...

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and...

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...

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

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

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...

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

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...

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

Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be...

Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be...

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

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

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

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

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

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant...

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant...

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty

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...

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity.

Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity.

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

Don't let your circumstances distract you from God's truth.

Don't let your circumstances distract you from God's truth.