black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Character is not cut in marble – it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.

George Eliot

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.
GEORGE ELIOT

Also Like Love Mind Same Sure Told
An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
GEORGE ELIOT

Ass Before Bray Down Shake Star
Vague memories hang about the mind like cobwebs.
GEORGE ELIOT

Country Memories Mind People Person Vague
Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
GEORGE ELIOT

Decide Stick Think What
I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.
GEORGE ELIOT

Break Desirer Future Past Tie
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
GEORGE ELIOT

Finest Language Made Mostly Simple Unimpse Word
It is a common sentence that knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what ignorance in an hour pulls down.
GEORGE ELIOT

Common Consider Forth Hath Ignorance Knowledge Power Sentence Set
A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.
GEORGE ELIOT

Chaff Content Friend Gentile Grain Hand Heart Know Many Own Pour Together
there are two ways of speaking an audience will always like: one is, to tell them what they don’t understand; and the other is, to tell them what they’re used to.
GEORGE ELIOT

Audience One Other Speak Tell Them Understand Walkways Way
The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
GEORGE ELIOT

Choice Growth Human Lie Principle Strongest
There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.
GEORGE ELIOT

Kill Once Suspicious
Examining 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 ELIOT

Book Carefully Consolation Examine Find Great Look Much Order Over Own Page World
It is hard to believe long together that anything is “worth while,” unless there is some eye to kindle in common with our own, some brief word uttered now and then to imply that what is infinitely precious to us is precious alike to another mind.
GEORGE ELIOT

Anything Believe Common Eye Hard Kindle Long Own Some Together Worth
In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools’ pleasure
GEORGE ELIOT

Betims Fool Idleness Myself Pleasure Shape Take Travel
Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.
GEORGE ELIOT

Afar After Been Deed From Make Travel
A good horse makes short miles.
GEORGE ELIOT

Good Horse Make Miles Short

Character is not cut in marble – it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Character is not cut in marble – it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More George Eliot Quotes