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

Quote by George Eliot

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The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite...

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite...

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...

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

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

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

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...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the...

Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the...

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

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

How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such...

How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such...

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...

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...

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

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

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...

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

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

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?