George Eliot

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions.

It was a pity he couldna be hatched o'er again, an' hatched different.

May every soul that touches mine- Be it the slightest contact- Get therefrom some good; Some little grace; one kindly thought; One aspiration yet unfelt; One bit of courage For the darkening sky; One gleam of faith To brave the thickening ills of life; One glimpse of brighter skies Beyond the gathering mists- To make this life worth while.

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker.

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in her thoughts.

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do without it.

Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only. you cannot develop because you are choking thee source of development, which is spiritual expansion through thought for others.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

How unspeakably the lengthening of memories in common endears our old friends!

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