We are led on, like little children, by a way we know not.
GEORGE ELIOTWe are led on, like little children, by a way we know not.
GEORGE ELIOTOnly in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
GEORGE ELIOTA patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
GEORGE ELIOTJustice is like the kingdom of God–it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.
GEORGE ELIOTTo have suffered much is like knowing many languages. Thou hast learned to understand all.
GEORGE ELIOTThe darkest night that ever fell upon the earth never hid the light, never put out the stars. It only made the stars more keenly, kindly glancing, as if in protest against the darkness.
GEORGE ELIOTMarriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.
GEORGE ELIOTExamining the world in order to find consolation is very much like looking carefully over the pages of a great book in order to find our own name . … Whether we find what we want or not, our preoccupation has hindered us from a true knowledge of the contents.
GEORGE ELIOTI love not to be choked with other men’s thoughts.
GEORGE ELIOTA good horse makes short miles.
GEORGE ELIOTDelicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
GEORGE ELIOTWhat greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
GEORGE ELIOTNo man can be wise on an empty stomach.
GEORGE ELIOTNo story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
GEORGE ELIOTEvery limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
GEORGE ELIOTFriendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
GEORGE ELIOT