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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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

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.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

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.

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

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

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...

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough...

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough...

All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end...

All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

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...

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...

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

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

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are...

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are...

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am...

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do...

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant...

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant...

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...

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...