George Eliot Quotes

• 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.

  George Eliot

  Love, Friendship, Relationship

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

  George Eliot

  Too Late, Never Too Late, Late

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

  George Eliot

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

  George Eliot

  Happiness, Smile, Wise

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

  George Eliot

  Inspirational, Motivational, Work

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

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• 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.

  George Eliot

  Inspirational, Softball, Wise

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

  George Eliot

  Flower, Thinking, Knows

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

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• 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.

  George Eliot

  Funny, Happy Birthday, Time

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

  George Eliot

  Friendship, Happiness, Smile

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• All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

  George Eliot

  Keys, Mystery, Wonder

  George Eliot (2006). “Daniel Deronda Volume I EasyRead Edition”, p.82, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

  George Eliot

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sympathy

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

  George Eliot

  Inspirational, Knowing, Language

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

  George Eliot

  Best Friend, Friendship, Relationship

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  Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

  George Eliot

  Love, Inspirational, Friendship

  "The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, both Ancient and Modern". Book compiled by Tryon Edwards et al., 1960.

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

  George Eliot

  Views, Perspective, Perception

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

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• 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.

  George Eliot

  Ignorance, Common, Hours

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

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

  George Eliot

  Age, Reason, Goodness

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

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

  George Eliot

  Friendship, Agreement, Delight

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

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• Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

  George Eliot

  Wisdom, Disappointment, Memorable

  George Eliot (2006). “Silas Marner: Literary Touchstone Edition”, p.155, Prestwick House Inc

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• The best happiness will be to escape the worst misery.

  George Eliot

  Happiness, Misery, Worst

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

  George Eliot

  Fate, Self, Deception

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• A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

  George Eliot

  Friendship, Best Friend, True Friend

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• Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.

  George Eliot

  Music, Effort, Goes On

  George Eliot (2005). “Four Novels of George Eliot”, p.1203, Wordsworth Editions

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• There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.

  George Eliot

  Country, Self, Ability

  'Daniel Deronda' (1876) bk. 3, ch. 24

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• 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.

  George Eliot

  Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

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

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