We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

Quote by George Eliot

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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

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.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

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.

It's but little good you'll do a-watering the last year's crops.

It's but little good you'll do a-watering the last year's crops.

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.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

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...

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...

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

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...

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...

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine...

The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine...

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we...

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we...

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...

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

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...