Quotes by George Eliot

Breed is stronger than pasture.

#George Eliot

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of...

#George Eliot

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern...

#George Eliot

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest...

#George Eliot

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

#George Eliot

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

#George Eliot

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

#George Eliot

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar...

#George Eliot

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

#George Eliot

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

#George Eliot

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

#George Eliot

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets,...

#George Eliot