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

Quote by George Eliot

Topics: Love Quotes

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

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...

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

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

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to...

Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to...

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

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

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

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...

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are...

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are...

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...

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

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

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest...

For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest...

I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster,...

I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster,...

At 5:30 the morning shift of commissary workers arrive to stock the coffee urns, bring...

At 5:30 the morning shift of commissary workers arrive to stock the coffee urns, bring...

Work is the open sesame of every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the...

Work is the open sesame of every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the...