Quote Author: George Eliot

George Eliot – ‘Opposition may become sweet …

‘Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘What makes life dreary is th…

‘What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘What loneliness is more lone…

‘What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘Our consciousness rarely reg…

‘Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without us: there have been many circulations of the sap before we detect the smallest sign of the bud.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘There are various orders of …

‘There are various orders of beauty causing men to make fools of themselves in various styles… but there is one order of beauty which seems made to turn the heads not only of men but of all intelligent mammals even … Continue reading

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘It is easy finding reasons w…

‘It is easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘The desire to conquer is its…

‘The desire to conquer is itself a sort of subjection.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘To act with doubleness towar…

‘To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘There is nothing that will k…

‘There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |

George Eliot – ‘Im proof against that word f…

‘Im proof against that word failure. Ive seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.’

Quote Author: George Eliot | Quote Genre: |