George Eliot Quotes

George Eliot

George Eliot

British Author

Born: Nov 22, 1819

Died: Dec 22, 1880

Great Life Love Man Our Will

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Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. George Eliot

Positive Life Spiritual World Wealth About Excellence Generally Encourages Shows

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course. George Eliot

People Duty Apt See Most Course Which Painful Conscientious

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. George Eliot

Vision Responsibility Tolerance Those Lies Who Wider

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. George Eliot

Time Rather Longer Read Same After Story Us Lapse Who

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. George Eliot

Love Jealousy Anger Lose Sight Objects More Bear Than

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. George Eliot

Hope Despair Our Only Call Often Painful Eagerness

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. George Eliot

Great Jokes Great Strain Affections Taste Difference Strain

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through. George Eliot

Truth Bite Through Rough

I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth. George Eliot

About Like Sure Get Trying Childbirth Pregnant

There are many victories worse than a defeat. George Eliot

Failure Defeat Worse Than Victories Many

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand. George Eliot

Good Brainy Nothing Seems Beforehand

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause. George Eliot

Wisdom Laughter Half Vain Folly Hears Applause

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved. George Eliot

Love Only Like Also Am Loved

The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities. George Eliot

World Analogy Possibilities Hopeful Dubious Eggs Handsome Full

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows. George Eliot

Life Best Failure Be True Possible Only True Knows

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? I know no speck so troublesome as self. George Eliot

World Vision Will Our Out See Only Troublesome Self Know Glory Leave Very Close Blot Tiny Which Speck Margin

Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. George Eliot

Travel Our Makes Still Afar Been Us Deeds

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything. George Eliot

Faith Prayer Christ Will Miracles Sit Must Through Look Lord Still Doing Up Anything Thee Pains Jesus

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. George Eliot

People Devout Exert Witty Affectionate Themselves Who

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty. George Eliot

Great Done Ask Certainty Deed Who

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