Justice is like the kingdom of God–it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.
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.
More George Eliot Quotes
-
-
Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
GEORGE ELIOT -
No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
GEORGE ELIOT -
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.
GEORGE ELIOT -
There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.
GEORGE ELIOT -
Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
GEORGE ELIOT -
It is painful to be told that anything is very fine and not be able to feel that it is fine–something like being blind, while people talk of the sky.
GEORGE ELIOT -
It’s no use filling your pocket with money if you have got a hole in the corner.
GEORGE ELIOT -
Those who trust us educate us.
GEORGE ELIOT -
It is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
GEORGE ELIOT -
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
GEORGE ELIOT -
I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
GEORGE ELIOT -
It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.
GEORGE ELIOT -
Impatient people, according to Bacon, are like the bees, and kill themselves in stinging others.
GEORGE ELIOT -
We have had an unspeakably delightful journey, one of those journeys which seem to divide one’s life in two, by the new ideas they suggest and the new views of interest they open.
GEORGE ELIOT -
If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.
GEORGE ELIOT