But the mother's yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man.

Quote by George Eliot

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The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more...

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more...

But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling...

But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling...

We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to...

We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to...

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

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

An age at which many men are not quite common - at which they are...

An age at which many men are not quite common - at which they are...

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must...

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must...

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust.

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust.

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

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.

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be...

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be...

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of...

There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of...

It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very...

It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very...

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either...

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either...

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by...

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by...

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...

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

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