"Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty." ― George Eliot Topic(s): Family Tags: children, little, still More From George Eliot "Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure." "But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope." "Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles." More In Family "If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you’re active in your community, there’s nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life."― Julia Louis-Dreyfus "But you know, we have a very normal family. We’ve had our ups and downs. You know, we’ve had our issues, but we’ve had great cause for celebration."― Julius Erving "The voters are going to decide in November who is going to fix their personal family dismay over not having jobs in America. They are going to pick Mitt Romney."― John Sununu