George Eliot Quotes

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?" ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. ~ The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot "People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors." ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot What loneliness is more lonely than distrust? ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot For the stress of circumstances, Fred felt, was sharpening his acuteness and endowing him with all the constructive power of suspicion. ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot