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

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

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not...

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not...

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...

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

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

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

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

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

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...

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

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

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

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...

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

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

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

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

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...