George Eliot Quotes about Wisdom
To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.
George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.3078, Delphi Classics
Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
The Impressions of Theophrastus Such "A Man Surprised at His Own Originality" (1879)
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.
George Eliot (2005). “Four Novels of George Eliot”, p.1272, Wordsworth Editions
George Eliot (2006). “Silas Marner: Literary Touchstone Edition”, p.155, Prestwick House Inc
George Eliot (2005). “Four Novels of George Eliot”, p.47, Wordsworth Editions
In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.
George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.1223, Delphi Classics
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.
George Eliot (1866). “Felix Holt: The Radical”, p.31
George Eliot (2016). “The Lifted Veil”, p.23, George Eliot
