Some people are born to make life pretty, and others to grumble that it is not pretty enough.
George EliotIt is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
George EliotCharacter is not cut in marble - it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.
George Eliot