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George Eliot Quotes

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It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.

It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.

Too Late, Never Too Late, Late

I always think the flowers can see us, and know what we are thinking about.

Flower, Thinking, Knows

George Eliot (2004). “Silas Marner (Sparklesoup Classics)”, p.90, Sparklesoup LLC

To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.

Wisdom, Knowledge, Judging

George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.3078, Delphi Classics

Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection entertains a sacrifice. Our thoughts are often worse than we are, just as they are often better.

Children, Sacrifice, Thinking

Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

Love, Friendship, Relationship

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Happiness, Smile, Wise

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.

Inspirational, Motivational, Work

"Janet's Repentance". Story by George Eliot, Chapter 25. "Scenes of Clerical Life". Book by George Eliot, 1857.

It is never too late, no matter how old you get because anytime or any point in your life you can always have a chance to make a difference. You can always make a change for the better no matter what background you derived from. You can always do your best and be all that you can be because you will always be uniquely you. It is why it is always wise to listen to your eternal heart, your eternal instincts, and what it had always strove for and/or to do because really anybody can make a difference not only in their own lives but in the lives of others. It is never too late to shine; never.

Inspirational, Softball, Wise

All passion becomes strength when it has an outlet.

Passion, Outlets

GEORGE ELIOT (1860). “ADAM BEDE”, p.180

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities.

Ignorance, Giving, Range

Daniel Deronda II xiii (p. 100)

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

Friendship, Agreement, Delight

George Eliot (1997). “Felix Holt, the Radical”, p.105, Wordsworth Editions

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down.

Funny, Happy Birthday, Time

We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us.

Believe, World, Belief

George Eliot (1860). “The Mill on the Floss”, p.139

When what is good comes of age, and is likely to live, there is reason for rejoicing.

Age, Reason, Goodness

George Eliot (2016). “Complete Works Of George Eliot”, p.607, ShandonPress

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

Friendship, Happiness, Smile

Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.

Thinking, Truth Is, Hardest

George Eliot (2015). “Middlemarch: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.256, Penguin

What destroys us most effectively is not a malign fate but our own capacity for self-deception and for degrading our own best self.

Fate, Self, Deception

To have suffered much is like knowing many languages. Thou hast learned to understand all.

Inspirational, Knowing, Language

Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.

Best Friend, Friendship, Relationship

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

Views, Perspective, Perception

George Eliot (2005). “Four Novels of George Eliot”, p.367, Wordsworth Editions

Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.

Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.3734, Delphi Classics

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Inspirational, Motivational, Sympathy

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.

Ignorance, Common, Hours

George Eliot (2009). “Daniel Deronda”, p.194, Oxford Paperbacks

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

Writing, Simple, Language Words

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