It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

Quote by George Eliot

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There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

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.

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

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

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

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern...

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

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

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

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

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

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

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

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

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

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust.

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust.

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and...

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and...

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

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.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Breed is stronger than pasture.