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George Eliot Quotes - Page 13

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There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence.

There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence.

Pain, Agony, Vibrations

George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.6060, Delphi Classics

What deep and worthy love is so, whether of woman or child, or art or music. Our caresses, our tender words, our still rapture under the influence of autumn sunsets, or pillared vistas, or calm majestic statues, or Beethoven symphonies all bring with them the consciousness that they are mere waves and ripples in an unfathomable ocean of love and beauty; our emotion in its keenest moment passes from expression into silence, our love at its highest flood rushes beyond its object and loses itself in the sense of divine mystery.

Art, Children, Ocean

George Eliot (2016). “George Eliot Collection: Middlemarch, Adam Bede, Silas Marner, The Lifted Veil, and The Mill on the Floss”, p.35, Xist Publishing

In the chequered area of human experience the seasons are all mingled as in the golden age: fruit and blossom hang together; in the same moment the sickle is reaping and the seed is sprinkled; one tends the green cluster and another treads the wine-press. Nay, in each of our lives harvest and spring-time are continually one, until Death himself gathers us and sows us anew in his invisible fields.

Life, Spring, Wine

George Eliot (2009). “Daniel Deronda”, p.693, Oxford Paperbacks

The greatest benefit we owe to the artist, whether painter, poet, or novelist, is the extension of our sympathies.

Artist, Novelists, Benefits

George Eliot (2016). “The Essays of George Eliot: Top Novelist Focus”, p.98, 谷月社

Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow men beyond the bounds of our personal lot.

Art, Men, Fellow Man

George Eliot, Carol A. Martin (2008). “Adam Bede”, p.18, Oxford University Press

He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose. . . .

Appreciation, Men, Careers

George Eliot (2015). “Middlemarch: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.107, Penguin

But she took her husband's jokes and joviality as patiently as everything else, considering that "men would be so", and viewing the stronger sex in the light of animals whom it had pleased Heaven to make naturally troublesome, like bulls and turkey-cocks.

Sex, Husband, Animal

George Eliot (1998). “Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe”, OUP Oxford

Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and unhappy men to live calmly

Silly, Men, Unhappy

Plain women he regarded as he did the other severe facts of life, to be faced with philosophy and investigated by science.

Philosophy, Women, Facts

'Middlemarch' (1871-2) bk. 1, ch. 11

It is a sad weakness in us, after all, that the thought of a person's death consecrates him or her anew to us. It is as if life were not sacred too, as if it were comparatively a small thing to fail in love and reverence to the brother or sister who has to climb the whole toilsome mountain with us. It seems as if all our tears and tenderness were due to the one who is spared that hard journey.

Death, Brother, Journey

The tread Of coming footsteps cheats the midnight watcher Who holds her heart and waits to hear them pause, And hears them never pause, but pass and die.

Death, Heart, Waiting

George Eliot (2016). “Complete Works Of George Eliot”, p.2743, ShandonPress

There's truth in wine, and there may be some in gin and muddy beer; but whether it's truth worth my knowing, is another question.

Wine, Beer, Knowing

George Eliot (1871). “Felix Holt, the Radical”, p.302

The soul of man, when it gets fairly rotten, will bear you all sorts of poisonous toad-stools, and no eye can see whence came the seed thereof.

Eye, Men, Soul

George Eliot (2015). “Middlemarch: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.272, Penguin

A woman's rank Lies in the fulness of her womanhood: Therein alone she is royal.

Women, Lying, Royal

George Eliot “Poems”, Jazzybee Verlag

autobiography at least saves a man or woman that the world is curious about from the publication of a string of mistakes called 'Memoirs.

Mistake, Men, World

George Eliot (1860). “Life and Letters”, p.654

Childhood is only the beautiful and happy time in contemplation and retrospect: to the child it is full of deep sorrows, the meaning of which is unknown.

Beautiful, Children, Happy Times

George Eliot (2016). “George Eliot's Life, Complete: Top Novelist Focus”, p.50, 谷月社

He had the superficial kindness of a good-humored, self-satisfied nature, that fears no rivalry, and has encountered no contrarieties.

Kindness, Self, Rivalry

George Eliot (1889). “Mill on the Floss ; Silas Marner ; The Lifted Veil ; and Brother Jacob”

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

Truth, Literature, Easy

It is an uneasy lot at best, to be what we call highly taught and yet not to enjoy: to be present at this great spectacle of life and never to be liberated from a small hungry shivering self.

Teaching, Self, Taught

'Middlemarch' (1871-2) bk. 3, ch. 29

Our life is determined for us--and it makes the mind very free when we give up wishing, and only think of bearing what is laid upon us, and doing what is given us to do.

Giving Up, Fate, Thinking

1860 The Mill on the Floss, bk.5, ch.1.

Young love-making--that gossamer web! Even the points it clings to--the things whence its subtle interlacings are swung--are scarcely perceptible: momentary touches of finger-tips, meetings of rays from blue and dark orbs, unfinished phrases, lightest changes of cheek and lip, faintest tremors. The web itself is made of spontaneous beliefs and indefinable joys, yearnings of one life towards another, visions of completeness, indefinite trust.

Love, Dark, Blue

George Eliot (2006). “Middlemarch: Easyread Edition”, p.35, ReadHowYouWant.com

Better a wrong will than a wavering; better a steadfast enemy than an uncertain friend; better a false belief than no belief at all.

Enemy, Wavering, Belief

George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.3422, Delphi Classics

I don't remember ever being see-saw, when I'd made my mind up that a thing was wrong. It takes the taste out o' my mouth for things, when I know I should have a heavy conscience after 'em. I've seen pretty clear, ever since I could cast up a sum, as you can never do what's wrong without breeding sin and trouble more than you can ever see. It's like a bit o' bad workmanship--you never see th' end o' the mischief it'll do. And it's a poor look-out to come into the world to make your fellow creatures worse off instead o' better.

Should Have, Mind, Looks

George Eliot (1900). “Works”

In so complex a thing as human nature, we must consider it is hard to find rules without exception.

Human Nature, Exception, Humans

GEORGE ELIOT (1860). “ADAM BEDE”, p.298

We judge other according to results; how else?--not knowing the process by which results are arrived at.

Knowing, Judging, Judgment

George Eliot (2005). “Four Novels of George Eliot”, p.1275, Wordsworth Editions

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