British - Author | November 22, 1819 - December 22, 1880
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.
George Eliot
NatureBirdSoulFlyEarthAutumn
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
LifeLiveDifficultMakeOtherLess
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
InspirationalGoodNever Give UpMe
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
WisdomDeedsUsOurMuchDetermine
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
HopeDespairPainfulCallOnlyOur
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.
WordsFlyWingsWhereWouldOur
Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.
OpportunityOutsideCrueltyVice
I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.
WomenGodMenFoolishWomen Are
I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.
FailureFearBestManPurposeSeen
Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
PersonalMoreAgreementLikingMost
No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.
LoveEffortEvilDesireEscapeUs
It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.
WomanManEnoughOppositeCommon
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