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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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

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.

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.

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...

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

I'm not denying the women are foolish: God almighty made 'em to match the men.

I'm not denying the women are foolish: God almighty made 'em to match the men.

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...

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...

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

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

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.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

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...

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.

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

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

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

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.