The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory.

Quote by George Eliot

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There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

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

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

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

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

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

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

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...

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...

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.

There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to...

There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to...

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable...

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as...

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as...

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,...

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

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...

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

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

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

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

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.