When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.

Quote by George Eliot

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A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must...

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must...

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

Hear Everything and judge for yourself

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

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral

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

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

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust.

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust.

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

There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to...

There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life. I know you'll be a sun in...

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life. I know you'll be a sun in...

Friends are the people you laugh with, make fun of, and share your deepest thoughts...

Friends are the people you laugh with, make fun of, and share your deepest thoughts...