In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. — George Eliot
It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us. — George Eliot
It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal. — George Eliot
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. — George Eliot
Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart. — George Eliot
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us. — George Eliot
No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from. — George Eliot
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
That’s what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he’s wise. — George Eliot