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

Quote by George Eliot

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

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

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

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

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect...

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

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

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

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful...

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful...

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

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.

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

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...

Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the...

Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the...

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous

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

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

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.

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be...

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be...

True love is the parent of humility.

True love is the parent of humility.