Inspiring Quotes and Iconic Works by George Eliot

A woman dictates before marriage in orde... - Insights from George Eliot

The quotes and works of George Eliot delve into themes of life, love, friendship, and success. Their words provide profound insights and inspiration, encouraging readers to reflect and find meaning in their own lives. Whether you're seeking motivation or exploring timeless wisdom, George Eliot's words offer a source of guidance and enlightenment.

A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.
George Eliot
#Marriage #Submission

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
George Eliot
#Love #Friendship #Relationship

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
George Eliot
#Loquacity #Remaining silent #Silence

Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand.
George Eliot
#Destiny #Self

Don't judge a book by its cover.
George Eliot
#Inspirational quotes

I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.
George Eliot
#Future #Past

In Rome it seems as if there were so many things which are more wanted in the world than pictures.
George Eliot
#Picture #Rome #Want

Her little butterfly soul fluttered incessantly between memory and dubious expectation.
George Eliot
#Anxiety #Distraction

Even when she was speaking, her soul was in prayer reposing on an unseen support.
George Eliot
#Prayer #Speech

People are almost always better than their neighbors think they are.
George Eliot
#Character #Libel #Neighbor #People

It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
George Eliot
#Love #Friendship #Relationship

I don't see how a man is to be good for much unless he has some one woman to love him dearly.
George Eliot
#Good #Goodness #Love #Men and women

I never had any preference for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing.
George Eliot
#Love #Romance

The best happiness will be to escape the worst misery.
George Eliot
#Love #Friendship #Relationship

A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.
George Eliot
#Arrogance #Humor #Society

Blameless people are always the most exasperating.
George Eliot
#Humor #Society

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.
George Eliot
#Love #Friendship #Relationship

We cannot help the way in which people speak of us . . .
George Eliot
#Gossip #Image

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
George Eliot
#Love #Friendship #Relationship

Fear was stronger than the calculation of probabilities.
George Eliot
#Fear

I always think the flowers can see us, and know what we are thinking about.
George Eliot
#Love #Friendship #Relationship

He sat watching what went forward with the quiet outward glance of healthy old age.
George Eliot
#Contemplation #Maturity

I cannot imagine myself without some opinion, but I wish to have good reasons for them.
George Eliot
#Knowledge #Learninging #Opinion

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities.
George Eliot
#Ignorance #Probability

It's easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient.
George Eliot
#Expectations #Patience

To have suffered much is like knowing many languages. Thou hast learned to understand all.
George Eliot
#Love #Friendship #Relationship

Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.
George Eliot
#Truth

It is always fatal to have music or poetry interrupted.
George Eliot
#Music #Poetry

If a man has a capacity for great thoughts, he is likely to overtake them before he is decrepit.
George Eliot
#Greatness #Intellect

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
George Eliot
#Narrow mind #Open mindedness #Perspective

Quotes and Iconic Works by George Eliot

A woman dictates before marriage in orde... - Insights from George Eliot