There are many victories worse than a defeat.

Quote by George Eliot

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Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

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...

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

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

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

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...

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...

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

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

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

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the...

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are...

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

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

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.

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

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.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.