Author: George Eliot

Quotes

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

- George Eliot

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

- George Eliot

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

- George Eliot

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

- 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.

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

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

- George Eliot

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

- George Eliot

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

- George Eliot

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

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

- George Eliot

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