The fact is, both callers and work thicken – the former sadly interfering with the latter. — George Eliot
A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other. — George Eliot
And when a woman’s will is as strong as the man’s who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment. — George Eliot
Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course. — George Eliot
Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity. — George Eliot
Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. — George Eliot
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. — George Eliot
Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas. — George Eliot
Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn’t do to be run away with. We must keep the reins. — George Eliot