British - Author | November 22, 1819 - December 22, 1880
Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.
George Eliot
LifeMotherMother's DayFaceLoving
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
InspirationalYouNever Too LateLate
The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.
LifeBeginningNew LifeNew
It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.
RainGardeningTreesPlantRoses
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
GreatSmall ThingsTogetherSmall
No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
TimeStorySameUsWhoRather
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.
PerseveranceFailureGoodEnough
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
SmileWrinklesFriendsWear
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
PetFriendsQuestionsAnimalsAsk
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
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