It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal. George Eliot More Quotes by George Eliot More Quotes From George Eliot Life is very difficult. It seems right to me sometimes that we should follow our strongest feelings; but then such feelings continually come across the ties that all our former life has made for us,--the ties that have made others dependent on us,--and would cut them in two. George Eliot cutting ties two The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him, Reckoning his skill with opportunity. George Eliot skills temptation opportunity In high vengeance there is noble scorn. George Eliot scorn vengeance noble But certain winds will make men's temper bad. George Eliot certain wind men I hold it a blasphemy to say that a man ought not to fight against authority: there is no great religion and no great freedom that has not done it, in the beginning. George Eliot fighting done men I have always been thinking of the different ways in which Christianity is taught, and whenever I find one way that makes it a wider blessing than any other, I cling to that as the truest--I mean that which takes in the most good of all kinds, and brings in the most people as sharers in it. It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much. George Eliot blessing mean thinking The first condition of human goodness is something to love; the second, something to reverence. George Eliot reverence goodness firsts Mankind is not disposed to look narrowly into the conduct of great victors when their victory is on the right side. George Eliot heroism victory winning Genius is the capacity for receiving and improving by discipline. George Eliot receiving discipline genius It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only to have one sort of talent - like a carrier pigeon. George Eliot pigeons stupidity clever When a workman knows the use of his tools, he can make a door as well as a window. George Eliot tools experts doors How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such circumstances No more than he can be satisfied with his hat, which he's chosen from among such shapes as the resources of the age offer him. . . . George Eliot decision age men Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. Suffering can be likened to a baptism - the passing over the threshold of pain and grief and anguish to claim a new state of being. George Eliot baptism pain grief If you could make a pudding wi' thinking o' the batter, it 'ud be easy getting dinner. George Eliot cooking food thinking Boots and shoes are the greatest trouble of my life. George Eliot shoes boots trouble Our deeds are fetters that we forge ourselves. George Eliot fetters deeds action What can still that hunger of the heart which sickens the eye for beauty, and makes sweet-scented ease an oppression? George Eliot heart sweet beauty Things are achieved when they are well begun. The perfect archer calls the deer his own While yet the shaft is whistling. George Eliot deer archer perfect All who remember their childhood remember the strange vague sense, when some new experience came, that everything else was going to be changed, and that there would be no lapse into the old monotony. George Eliot childhood new-experiences would-be It is strange how deeply colours seem to penetrate one, like scent. George Eliot scent strange color
