If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise the whole animal world into dignity, leaving man as far in advance as he is at present

Quote by George Eliot

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Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

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,...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

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 only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as...

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as...

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.

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

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

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

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

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...

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

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

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

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love...

Love one another (His last words)

Love one another (His last words)

Having a place to go - is a home. Having someone to love - is...

Having a place to go - is a home. Having someone to love - is...