Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.

Quote by George Eliot

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Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without...

Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without...

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we...

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we...

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have...

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have...

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...

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not...

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not...

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

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

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.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

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.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this...

We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this...

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety...

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety...