Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.

Quote by George Eliot

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...

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

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

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

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...

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

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

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

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...

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

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

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

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

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one...

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one...

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling...

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling...