Quotes from George Eliot
A mother's yearning feels the presence of the cherished child even in the degraded man.
- George Eliot
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
- George Eliot
Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
- George Eliot
The beauty of a lovely woman is like music.
- George Eliot
And certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it.
- George Eliot
The best fire doesna flare up the soonest.
- George Eliot
Surely it is not true blessedness to be free of sorrow while there is sorrow and sin in the world. Sorrow is a part of love and love does not seek to throw it off.
- George Eliot
Shall we, because we walk on our hind feet, assume to ourselves only the privilege of imperishability?
- George Eliot
Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.
- George Eliot
Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
- George Eliot
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
- George Eliot
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
- George Eliot