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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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...

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

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

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...

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

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

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are...

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are...

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...

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

It's but little good you'll do a-watering the last year's crops.

It's but little good you'll do a-watering the last year's crops.

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

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

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...

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...