It's but little good you'll do a-watering the last year's crops.

Quote by George Eliot

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One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it...

If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it...

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

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...

I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth.

I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth.

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...

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....

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

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

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

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.

Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.

The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine...

The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine...

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 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...

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

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

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...

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

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

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

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics