Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.

Quote by George Eliot

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Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be...

Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be...

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

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...

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...

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...

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

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

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

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

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...

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be...

Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be...

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

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

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

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

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

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.

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 years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared...

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared...

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as...

Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as...

My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about...

My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about...

I think the worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of...

I think the worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of...