There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.

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.

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and...

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and...

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

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

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...

Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen...

Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen...

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's...

When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns...

When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns...

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.

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it...

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it...

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

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

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...

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

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...

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

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

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

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and...

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and...

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.

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.

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...

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling...

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling...