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George Eliot Quotes

George Eliot quotes about life

British Author, Writer November 22, 1819 – December 22, 1880

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But if Maggie had been that young lady, you would probably have known nothing about her: her life would have had so few vicissitudes that it could hardly have been written; for the happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history. George Eliot
Her future, she thought, was likely to be worse than her past, for after her years of contented renunciation, she had slipped back into desire and longing; she found joyless days of distasteful occupation harder and harder; she found the image of the intense and varied life she yearned for, and despaired of, becoming more and more importunate. George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music."
Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music. George Eliot
Who can know how much of his most inward life is made up of the thoughts he believes other men to have about him, until that fabric of opinion is threatened with ruin? George Eliot
It was too intolerable that Dorothea should be worshiping this husband: such weakness in a woman is pleasant to no man but the husband in question. Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder. George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "Every man's work, pursued steadily, tends to become an end in..."
Every man's work, pursued steadily, tends to become an end in itself, and so to bridge over the loveless chasms of his life. George Eliot
A bride and bridegroom, surrounded by all the appliances of wealth, hurried through the day by the whirl of society, filling their solitary moments with hastily-snatched caresses, are prepared for their future life together as the novice is prepared for the cloister—by experiencing its utmost contrast. George Eliot
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to..."
Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life. George Eliot
Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder. George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "There is no private life which has not been determined by a..."
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life. George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "To the receptive soul the river of life pauseth not, nor is..."
To the receptive soul the river of life pauseth not, nor is diminished. George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life."
The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life. George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for..."
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? George Eliot
George Eliot quote: "Boots and shoes are the greatest trouble of my life"
Boots and shoes are the greatest trouble of my life George Eliot

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