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George Eliot Quotes

British - Author | November 22, 1819 - December 22, 1880

Breed is stronger than pasture.

Stronger Than Pasture Breed

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

Life Failure Best Be True Possible

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

Future Past Desire Will Break Ties

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Life Want Motive Dreary Makes

In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness.

Nature Reason Triumphant Private

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions.

Happiness Freedom Perfect Follow Own

All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other.

Father End Paid Alphabet Birch Bit

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.

Knowledge Ignorance Down Up Slowly

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.

Vision Responsibility Tolerance Lies

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

Good Stars Down May Shakes He

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

Strong True Always Against Us Been

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.

Personal Up Must Liking Who Than

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