Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty

Quote by George Eliot

Topics: Love Quotes

He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

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.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage...

Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage...

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it...

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it...

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.

Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow

Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow

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

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

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite...

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite...

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...

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

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

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure...

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure...

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside...

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside...