Certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that were so fond of it. – George Eliot
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character. – George Eliot
But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy. – George Eliot