Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Quote by George Eliot

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Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us...

Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us...

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who...

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who...

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...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

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...

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

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

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

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a...

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a...

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.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

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...

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird...

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

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.

He was like the cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

He was like the cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.