It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfaction, rather with a self-discontent which is the more intense because ones own little core of egoistic sensibility is a supreme care. – George Eliot
I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved. – George Eliot
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. – George Eliot
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. – George Eliot
If you ask Zen people they will say; tea is not something that you pour with unawareness and drink like any other drink. It is not a drink, it is meditation; it is prayer. So they listen to the kettle creating a melody, and in that listening they become more silent, more alert. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh