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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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.

Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without...

Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without...

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

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

But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling...

But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling...

It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only to have one sort...

It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only to have one sort...

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...

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by...

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by...

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of...

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...

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...

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love

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...

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...

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Kiss me and you will see how important I am.

Kiss me and you will see how important I am.

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother...

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother...