George Eliot

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.