George Eliot Quotes about Goodness
When what is good comes of age, and is likely to live, there is reason for rejoicing.
George Eliot (2016). “Complete Works Of George Eliot”, p.607, ShandonPress
The first condition of human goodness is something to love; the second, something to reverence.
Scenes of Clerical Life "Jane's Repentance" ch. 10 (1858)