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

Quote by George Eliot

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We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

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...

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

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

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

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...

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...

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one...

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one...

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

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

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

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

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

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...

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...

I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved.

I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved.

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems...

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

Always set high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your...

Always set high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your...

The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia,...

The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia,...