No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

Quote by George Eliot

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

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

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.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a...

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a...

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

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

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...

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk...

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk...

Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and...

Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and...

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

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

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant...

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

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

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,...

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.

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

I couldn't be happier about being a part of 'Hunger Games' and to play Katniss....

I couldn't be happier about being a part of 'Hunger Games' and to play Katniss....

You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea

You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing