Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker.

Quote by George Eliot

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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.

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

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

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.

Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.

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...

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

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

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?

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...

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

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...

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as...

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as...

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

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

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect...

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect...

Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands...

Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands...

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,...

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and...

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and...

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.