The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
George EliotOnly those who know the supremacy of the intellectual lifeโโthe life which has a seed of ennobling thought and purpose withinโโcan understand the grief of one who falls from that serene activity into the absorbing soul-wasting struggle with worldly annoyances.
George EliotDeath is the only physician, the shadow of his valley the only journeying that will cure us of age and the gathering fatigue of years.
George EliotIt is good to be helpful and kindly, but don't give yourself to be melted into candle grease for the benefit of the tallow trade.
George Eliot