George Eliot

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A woman's hopes are woven of sunbeams; a shadow annihilates them.

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.