We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.

Quote by George Eliot

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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...

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

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.

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

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...

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may...

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may...

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

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

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

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

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...

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not...

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not...

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.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to...

Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to...

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

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