George Eliot

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. ↗

— George Eliot

#bear #jealousy #lose #love #more

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. ↗

— George Eliot

#done #forward #important #important work #men

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words. ↗

— George Eliot

#language #made #mostly #simple #up

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? ↗

— George Eliot

#each #less #life #live #make

In every parting there is an image of death. ↗

— George Eliot

#every #image #parting

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking. ↗

— George Eliot

#delightful #friendships #liking #more #most

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. ↗

— George Eliot

#friends #wear #wrinkles

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment. ↗

— George Eliot

#govern #half #her #man #must

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. ↗

— George Eliot

#evidence #fact #giving #having #man

I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth. ↗

— George Eliot

#childbirth #get #i #like #pregnant