Quotes by George Eliot

Explore a curated collection of 164 quotes by George Eliot. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the r — George Eliot
Poor fellow! I think he is in love with you.'I am not aware of it. And to me it is one of the most odious things in a gi — George Eliot
Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. — George Eliot
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. — George Eliot
It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? — George Eliot
The progress of the world can certainly never come at all save by the modified action of the individual beings who compo — George Eliot
Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through. — George Eliot
What should I do—how should I act now, this very day . . . What she would resolve to do that day did not yet seem quite — George Eliot
Duty has a trick of behaving unexpectedly -- something like a heavy friend whom we have amiably asked to visit us, and w — George Eliot
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. — George Eliot
When a man is happy enough to win the affections of a sweet girl, who can soothe his cares with crochet, and respond to — George Eliot
On the other hand, she was disproportionately indulgent towards the failings of men, and was often heard to say that the — George Eliot
If Art does not enlarge men’s sympathies, it does nothing morally. — George Eliot
If art does not enlarge men's sympathies, it does nothing morally. — George Eliot
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music. — George Eliot
I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my — George Eliot
But the vicar of St. Botolph's had certainly escaped the slightest tincture of the Pharisee, and by dint of admitting to — George Eliot
Fate has carried me'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand--Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breastTo pierce — George Eliot
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are still alive. There are certain things we feel to be — George Eliot