We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.
GEORGE ELIOTThe responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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It’s never too late to be who you were meant to be.
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I have nothing to tell except travellers’ stories, which are always tiresome, like the description of a play which was very exciting to those who saw it.
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It’s no use filling your pocket with money if you have got a hole in the corner.
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We have had an unspeakably delightful journey, one of those journeys which seem to divide one’s life in two, by the new ideas they suggest and the new views of interest they open.
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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
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It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.
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Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?
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To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
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The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
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One can say everything best over a meal.
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The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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