"Miserliness is a capital quality to run in families; it's the safe side for madness to dip on."

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Source : George Eliot (2015). “Middlemarch: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.47, Penguin

George Eliot

#Running Quotes #Quality Quotes #Safe Quotes

“Christianity is the only religion whose God bears the scars of evil.”
“I think there's a poet who wrote once a tragedy by Shakespeare, a symphony by Beethoven and a thunderstorm are based on the same elements. I think that's a beautiful line.”
“How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.”
“You'll know if he loves you by how long he's willing to fight.”

Source : Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.662, Broadway Books
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
“The law of honor: Go along only on the paths of honor. Fight, and never be a coward. Leave the path of infamy to others. Better to fall in an honorable fight than win by infamy.”

Source : Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (2015). “For My Legionaries”, p.308, Black House Publishing Ltd
“If you don't know the Jewelry, know the Jeweller”
“If you wish strongly, have courage and endurance, then you can get to the summit of your dream,”

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