There's folks 'ud hold a sieve under the pump and expect to carry away the water. George Eliot More Quotes by George Eliot More Quotes From George Eliot It is very difficult to be learned; it seems as if people were worn out on the way to great thoughts, and can never enjoy them because they are too tired. George Eliot tiredpeopleway I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. George Eliot conceitedpeoplethinking One can say everything best over a meal. George Eliot mealsfood I like not only to be loved, but to be told that I am loved; the realm of George Eliot marriagecouplesilence I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth. George Eliot literaturetryingpregnancy If Art does not enlarge men's sympathies, it does nothing morally. George Eliot doemenart I am not resigned: I am not sure life is long enough to learn that lesson. George Eliot lessonslifelong Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. George Eliot reliefmissingdresses It is always fatal to have music or poetry interrupted. George Eliot middlemarchinterruptedmusic To be a poet is to have a soul so quick to discern, that no shade of quality escapes it, and so quick to feel, that discernment is but a hand playing with finely-ordered variety on the chords of emotion--a soul in which knowledge passes instantaneously into feeling, and feeling flashes back as a new organ of knowledge. George Eliot soulfeelingshands It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much. George Eliot judgmentforgivenesstoo-much Those who trust us educate us. George Eliot fathers-dayteachingeducation Poetry and art and knowledge are sacred and pure. George Eliot puresacredart We have had an unspeakably delightful journey, one of those journeys which seem to divide one's life in two, by the new ideas they suggest and the new views of interest they open. George Eliot journeyviewstravel Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker. George Eliot rumorgossipdirty Effective magic is transcendent nature. George Eliot transcendentmagic Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning. George Eliot cowardfightingwinning The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness. George Eliot lawlessnessrebellionrevolution Women should be protected from anyone's exercise of unrighteous power... but then, so should every other living creature. George Eliot exerciseanimallife Friendships begin with liking or gratitude- roots that can be pulled up. George Eliot gratitudethank-youfriendship
