We have no right to come forward and urge wider changes for good, until we have tried to alter the evils which lie under our own hands.
George EliotTo most mortals there is a stupidity which is unendurable and a stupidity which is altogether acceptable - else, indeed, what would become of social bonds?
George EliotWhen one is grateful for something too good for common thanks, writing is less unsatisfactory than speech-one does not, at least, hear how inadequate the words are.
George Eliot