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

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...

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less...

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who...

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who...

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...

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

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

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

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

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...

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...

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord...

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern...

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern...

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.