Famous Quotes / George Eliot
226 Quotations by George Eliot
- 161. The contented man is never poor; the discontented never rich.
- 162. The desire to conquer is itself a sort of subjection.
- 163. The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoi ...
- 164. The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
- 165. The first condition of human goodness is something to love; the second something to reverence.
- 166. The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come t ...
- 167. The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts; and that things are not so i ...
- 168. The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
- 169. The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- 170. The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which w ...
- 171. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.
- 172. The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.
- 173. The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights fo ...
- 174. The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
- 175. The reward of one's duty is the power to fulfill another.
- 176. The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.
- 177. The sense of an entailed disadvantage -- the deformed foot doubtfully hidden by the shoe, makes a re ...
- 178. The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is ...
- 179. The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
- 180. The tendancy of liberals is to create bodies of men and women-of all classes-detached from tradition ...