There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to inflict injuries and climb over them as a ladder, but a hatred of all injury.
George Eliot'Character," says Novalis, in one of his questionable aphorisms - character is destiny'.
George EliotIf I got places, sir, it was because I made myself fit for 'em. If you want to slip into a round hole, you must first make a ball of yourself; that's where it is.
George EliotCan any man or woman choose duties? No more than they can choose their birthplace or their father and mother.
George Eliot