As they who make Good luck a god count all unlucky men.
George Eliot
Luck And Fate, Unlucky Men, Luck’s Power, Luck, Fate, Men
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More George Eliot Quotes
“Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect of grating incongruity as the sound of a coarse voice breaking the solemn silence of night.” George Eliot
Worldly Faces, Funeral Silence, Solemn Night, Faces, Funeral, Silence
George Eliot Worldly Faces, Funeral Silence, Solemn Night, Faces, Funeral, Silence“What is your religion? I mean-not what you know about religion but the belief that helps you most?” George Eliot
Personal Religion, Practical Belief, Faith Inquiry, Religion, Belief, Faith
George Eliot Personal Religion, Practical Belief, Faith Inquiry, Religion, Belief, Faith“It’s but little good you’ll do a-watering the last year’s crops.” George Eliot
Wasted Effort, Last Year’s Crops, Futile Actions, Effort, Crops, Actions
George Eliot Wasted Effort, Last Year’s Crops, Futile Actions, Effort, Crops, Actions“To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul.” George Eliot
Intense Joy, Enthusiastic Soul, Strong Body, Joy, Soul, Body
George Eliot Intense Joy, Enthusiastic Soul, Strong Body, Joy, Soul, Body“We have all got to exert ourselves a little to keep sane, and call things by the same names as other people call them by.” George Eliot
Sanity, Naming, Common Understanding, Sanity, Understanding, Naming
George Eliot Sanity, Naming, Common Understanding, Sanity, Understanding, Naming“Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.” George Eliot
Women’s Love, Men’s Dislike, Mutual Love, Women, Men, Love
George Eliot Women’s Love, Men’s Dislike, Mutual Love, Women, Men, Love“It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.” George Eliot
Charming People, Refreshing Encounters, Human Connection, People, Refreshment, Encounters
George Eliot Charming People, Refreshing Encounters, Human Connection, People, Refreshment, Encounters“Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.” George Eliot
Distinct Ideas, Harold Impressions, Saved Trouble, Ideas, Impressions, Trouble
George Eliot Distinct Ideas, Harold Impressions, Saved Trouble, Ideas, Impressions, Trouble“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
Death’s Rule, Life And Death, Pain’s Role, Death, Life, Pain
George Eliot Death’s Rule, Life And Death, Pain’s Role, Death, Life, Pain“He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.” George Eliot
Cocky Self-Delusion, Sun And Cock, Overconfidence, Self-Delusion, Overconfidence, Sun
George Eliot Cocky Self-Delusion, Sun And Cock, Overconfidence, Self-Delusion, Overconfidence, Sun“There is so much to read and the days are so short! I get more hungry for knowledge every day, and less able to satisfy my hunger.” George Eliot
Hungry Knowledge, Reading Hunger, Short Days, Knowledge, Hunger, Days
George Eliot Hungry Knowledge, Reading Hunger, Short Days, Knowledge, Hunger, Days“Hear everything and judge for yourself.” George Eliot
Judge Yourself, Hear Everything, Personal Judgment, Judge, Hear, Judgment
George Eliot Judge Yourself, Hear Everything, Personal Judgment, Judge, Hear, Judgment“A picture of human life such as a great artist can give, surprises even the trivial and the selfish into that attention to what is apart from themselves, which may be called the raw material of moral sentiment.” George Eliot
Human Life, Artistic Vision, Moral Sentiment, Life, Art, Sentiment
George Eliot Human Life, Artistic Vision, Moral Sentiment, Life, Art, Sentiment“I would not creep along the coast but steer out in mid-sea, by guidance of the stars.” George Eliot
Guidance Stars, Mid-Sea Steer, Creep Coast, Stars, Steer, Coast
George Eliot Guidance Stars, Mid-Sea Steer, Creep Coast, Stars, Steer, Coast“A man’s a man. But when you see a king, you see the work of many thousand men.” George Eliot
Leadership And Power, Collective Effort, Kingship, Greatness Achieved, Teamwork, Noble Leadership
George Eliot Leadership And Power, Collective Effort, Kingship, Greatness Achieved, Teamwork, Noble Leadership“One can say everything best over a meal.” George Eliot
Meal Conversations, Best Discussions, Shared Meals, Conversations, Discussions, Meals
George Eliot Meal Conversations, Best Discussions, Shared Meals, Conversations, Discussions, Meals“Plain women he regarded as he did the other severe facts of life, to be faced with philosophy and investigated by science.” George Eliot
Plain Women, Severe Facts, Science Philosophy, Women, Facts, Science
George Eliot Plain Women, Severe Facts, Science Philosophy, Women, Facts, Science“No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.” George Eliot
Trust Reverence, Desolate Soul, Human Trust, Soul, Trust, Reverence
George Eliot Trust Reverence, Desolate Soul, Human Trust, Soul, Trust, Reverence“I’ll tell you what’s the greatest power under heaven, and that is public opinion-the ruling belief in society about what is right and what is wrong, what is honourable and what is shameful. That’s the steam that is to work the engines.” George Eliot
Public Opinion, Social Influence, Power Of Society, Moral Compass, Public Beliefs, Collective Will
George Eliot Public Opinion, Social Influence, Power Of Society, Moral Compass, Public Beliefs, Collective Will