The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
George Eliot
World Progress, Perfect Men, Important Work, Forward, Moving, Wait
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Futile Actions | Moral Stupidity | Wrinkles | Opportunity | Awareness | Narrow Mind | Winning Battle | Open-mindedness | Ignorance’s Toll | Emotional Loneliness | Religion | Music | Regeneration | Playing Cards | Shadow Sunbeams | Selflessness | Effort | Friendship Beauty | Woman’s Life | Sacrifice | More
More George Eliot Quotes
“We look at the one little woman’s face we love, as we look at the face of our mother earth, and see all sorts of answers to our own yearnings.” George Eliot
Love’s Face, Yearning Answers, Mother’s Earth, Love, Answers, Earth
George Eliot Love’s Face, Yearning Answers, Mother’s Earth, Love, Answers, Earth“In high vengeance there is noble scorn.” George Eliot
High Vengeance, Noble Scorn, Elevated Justice, Vengeance, Scorn, Justice
George Eliot High Vengeance, Noble Scorn, Elevated Justice, Vengeance, Scorn, Justice“When I married Humphrey I made up my mind to like sermons, and I set out by liking the end very much. That soon spread to the middle and the beginning, because I couldn’t have the end without them.” George Eliot
Married Humphrey, Liking Sermons, Spreading Joy, Married, Sermons, Joy
George Eliot Married Humphrey, Liking Sermons, Spreading Joy, Married, Sermons, Joy“Somebody put a drop under a magnifying-glass and it was all semicolons and parentheses.” George Eliot
Magnified Drop, Semicolons Humor, Parentheses View, Drop, Humor, View
George Eliot Magnified Drop, Semicolons Humor, Parentheses View, Drop, Humor, View“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“You know nothing about Hope, that immortal, delicious maiden forever courted forever propitious, whom fools have called deceitful, as if it were Hope that carried the cup of disappointment, whereas it is her deadly enemy, Certainty, whom she only es.” George Eliot
Immortal Hope, Deadly Enemy, Delicious Maiden, Hope, Enemy, Maiden
George Eliot Immortal Hope, Deadly Enemy, Delicious Maiden, Hope, Enemy, Maiden“A proud woman who has learned to submit carries all her pride to the reinforcement of her submission, and looks down with severe superiority on all feminine assumption as unbecoming.” George Eliot
Proud Woman, Feminine Pride, Severe Superiority, Submission, Assumption, Unbecoming
George Eliot Proud Woman, Feminine Pride, Severe Superiority, Submission, Assumption, Unbecoming“Susceptible persons are more affected by a change of tone that by unexpected words.” George Eliot
Susceptibility, Tone Change, Word Impact, Susceptibility, Tone, Impact
George Eliot Susceptibility, Tone Change, Word Impact, Susceptibility, Tone, Impact“Friendships begin with liking or gratitude- roots that can be pulled up.” George Eliot
Friendships Roots, Begin Gratitude, Liking Start, Roots, Gratitude, Liking
George Eliot Friendships Roots, Begin Gratitude, Liking Start, Roots, Gratitude, Liking“Kisses honeyed by oblivion.” George Eliot
Honeyed Kisses, Sweet Forgetfulness, Emotional Moments, Kisses, Oblivion, Sweetness
George Eliot Honeyed Kisses, Sweet Forgetfulness, Emotional Moments, Kisses, Oblivion, Sweetness“There is heroism even in the circles of hell for fellow-sinners who cling to each other in the fiery whirlwind and never recriminate.” George Eliot
Fiery Whirlwind, Fellow Sinners, Heroism Circles, Heroism, Sinners, Whirlwind
George Eliot Fiery Whirlwind, Fellow Sinners, Heroism Circles, Heroism, Sinners, Whirlwind“Don’t you meddle with me, and I won’t meddle with you.” George Eliot
Self-reliance, Boundaries, Conflict, Independence, Personal Space, Negotiation
George Eliot Self-reliance, Boundaries, Conflict, Independence, Personal Space, Negotiation“Those bitter sorrows of childhood! – when sorrow is all new and strange, when hope has not yet got wings to fly beyond the days and weeks, and the space from summer to summer seems measureless.” George Eliot
Bitter Sorrows, Childhood Hope, Measureless Time, Sorrows, Childhood, Hope
George Eliot Bitter Sorrows, Childhood Hope, Measureless Time, Sorrows, Childhood, Hope“I couldn’t live in peace if I put the shadow of a willful sin between myself and God.” George Eliot
Peace, Morality, Sin, Faith, Spirituality, Conscience
George Eliot Peace, Morality, Sin, Faith, Spirituality, Conscience“Looking at the mother, you might hope that the daughter would become like her, which is a prospective advantage equal to a dowry – the mother too often standing behind the daughter like a malignant prophecy – “Such as I am, she will shortly be."” George Eliot
Maternal Influence, Generational Traits, Prophetic Insights, Mother, Daughter, Prophecy
George Eliot Maternal Influence, Generational Traits, Prophetic Insights, Mother, Daughter, Prophecy“I should like to know what is the proper function of women, if it is not to make reasons for husbands to stay at home, and still stronger reasons for bachelors to go out.” George Eliot
Gender, Roles, Society, Relationships, Marriage, Expectations
George Eliot Gender, Roles, Society, Relationships, Marriage, Expectations“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
Historical Lessons, Persecution Insights, Martyrdom Reflections, History, Persecution, Martyrdom
George Eliot Historical Lessons, Persecution Insights, Martyrdom Reflections, History, Persecution, Martyrdom“God, immortality, duty – how inconceivable the first, how unbelievable the second, how peremptory and absolute the third.” George Eliot
God’s Concepts, Immortality’s Unbelief, Duty’s Absoluteness, God, Immortality, Duty
George Eliot God’s Concepts, Immortality’s Unbelief, Duty’s Absoluteness, God, Immortality, Duty“There is hardly any contact more depressing to a young ardent creature than that of a mind in which years full of knowledge seem to have issued in a blank absence of interest or sympathy.” George Eliot
Ardent Creature, Depressing Contact, Lost Sympathy, Creature, Contact, Sympathy
George Eliot Ardent Creature, Depressing Contact, Lost Sympathy, Creature, Contact, Sympathy“I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.” George Eliot
Loved Told, Realm Silence, Speech Light, Loved, Silence, Light
George Eliot Loved Told, Realm Silence, Speech Light, Loved, Silence, Light