Quotes

"The pitifulest thing out is a mob; that's what an army is--a mob; they don't fight with courage that's born in them, but with courage that's borrowed from their mass, and from their officers. But a mob without any MAN at the head of it is BENEATH pitifulness." ~ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain "The average man don't like trouble and danger." ~ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. ~ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain "I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs, and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music." ~ The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot One must be poor to know the luxury of giving! ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot "What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?" ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. ~ The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot "People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors." ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot