We must not sit still and look for miracles up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything. George Eliot on faith
Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty. George Eliot on family
There are many victories worse than a defeat. George Eliot on fear
The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best. George Eliot on fear
I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. George Eliot on fear
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 on freedom
I desire no future that will break the ties with the past. George Eliot on future
It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees. George Eliot on gardening
I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men. George Eliot on god
We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves. George Eliot on god
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 on god
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 on good
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. George Eliot on good
There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope. George Eliot on great
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. George Eliot on great
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. George Eliot on great
When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion. George Eliot on great
No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty. George Eliot on great
There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms. George Eliot on great
When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity. George Eliot on great