68 quotes by 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

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“Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?” — George Eliot

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“In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.” — George Eliot

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“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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“Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.” — George Eliot

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“There are many victories worse than a defeat.” — George Eliot

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“The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions.” — George Eliot

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“I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.” — George Eliot

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“I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.” — George Eliot

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“We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.” — George Eliot

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“The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory.” — George Eliot

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“It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.” — George Eliot

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“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” — George Eliot

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Oscar Wilde: “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
Emily Dickinson: “That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet”
George Eliot: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
Haruki Murakami: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

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