... one's own faults are always a heavy chain to drag through life and one can't help groaning under the weight now and then.
George EliotFalsehood is so easy, truth so difficult. Even with no motive to be false, it is very hard to say the exact truth.
George EliotFatally powerful as religious systems have been, human nature is stronger and wider, and though dogmas may hamper they cannot absolutely repress its growth.
George Eliot