The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

Quote by George Eliot

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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...

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

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

Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without...

Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without...

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are...

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are...

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

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...

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...

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have...

We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have...

I'm not denying the women are foolish: God almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denying the women are foolish: God almighty made 'em to match the men.

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of...

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of...

Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms

Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms

Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which...

Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which...

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.

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough...

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough...

The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.

The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.