Author: George Eliot

Quotes

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

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

- George Eliot

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

- 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

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

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

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

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

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

- George Eliot

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

- George Eliot

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