George Eliot

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they’re gone.

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.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

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

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.

Live, let live, and help live

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.

Whatever limits us we call fate.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.

Think with your whole body.

I’m taking more time to listen to myself. It’s allowed me to be an aggressive bad ass, calling it as I see it