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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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...

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.

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...

An age at which many men are not quite common - at which they are...

An age at which many men are not quite common - at which they are...

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth.

I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth.

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either...

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either...

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

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

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships...

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships...

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...