George Eliot

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference. ↗

— George Eliot

#eloquent #except #expression #indifference

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder. ↗

— George Eliot

#easily #glory #killing #life #mortals

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us. ↗

— George Eliot

#forsake #helpful #human #more #pity

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. ↗

— George Eliot

#generate #heat #instead #like #likely

I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence. ↗

— George Eliot

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

— George Eliot

#entertain #grounds #liking #make #make up

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. ↗

— George Eliot

#interpreters #lapse #longer #rather #read

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. ↗

— George Eliot

#discipline #first #genius #great #little

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any joys outside our love. ↗

— George Eliot

#best #better #cares #immeasurable #itself

Excessive literary production is a social offense. ↗

— George Eliot

#literary #offense #production #social