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

Quote by George Eliot

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The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may...

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may...

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must...

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must...

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

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

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.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

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

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

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

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.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

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

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

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved.

I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved.

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...

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 evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in,...

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in,...

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...

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be...

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be...

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...

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.