Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty. George Eliot on marriage
Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest. George Eliot on marriage
I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men. George Eliot on men
You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. George Eliot on men
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. George Eliot on men
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 on men
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 on music
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot on nature
In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness. George Eliot on nature
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. George Eliot on peace
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions they pass no criticisms. George Eliot on pet
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another. George Eliot on power
Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive. George Eliot on science
Wear a smile and have friends wear a scowl and have wrinkles. George Eliot on smile
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 on strength
The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. George Eliot on success
Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest. George Eliot on sympathy
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 on time
Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. George Eliot on travel
Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult. George Eliot on truth