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

Quote by George Eliot

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

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

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end...

All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end...

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

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

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

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very...

It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very...

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.

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

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

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

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

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

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...

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

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

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

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

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

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...

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

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

Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen...

Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The road to ignorance is paved with good editions

The road to ignorance is paved with good editions