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.

Quote by George Eliot

Topics: George Eliot Quotes

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business...

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect...

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true...

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am...

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am...

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more...

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more...

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest...

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...

Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of...