35 Motivational George Eliot Quotes For Success In Life

Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. These George Eliot quotes on love, friendship will motivate you.

Best George Eliot Quotes

1. “It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.” ~ George Eliot
2. “It is never too late, no matter how old you get because anytime or any point in your life you can always have a chance to make a difference. You can always make a change for the better no matter what background you derived from. You can always do your best and be all that you can be because you will always be uniquely you. It is why it is always wise to listen to your eternal heart, your eternal instincts, and what it had always strived for and/or to do because really anybody can make a difference not only in their own lives but in the lives of others. It is never too late to shine; never.” ~ George Eliot

3. “What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?” ~ George Eliot

4. “Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.” ~ George Eliot
5. “The darkest night that ever fell upon the earth never hid the light, never put out the stars. It only made the stars more keenly, kindly glancing, as if in protest against the darkness.” ~ George Eliot
6. “Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” ~ George Eliot
7. “Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.” ~ George Eliot
8. “May every soul that touches mine – be it the slightest contact – get there from some good; some little grace; one kindly thought; one aspiration yet unfelt; one bit of courage for the darkening sky; one gleam of faith to brave the thickening ills of life; one glimpse of brighter skies beyond the gathering mists – to make this life worthwhile.” ~ George Eliot

9. “Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.”

10. “Adventure is not outside man; it is within.” ~ George Eliot
11. “It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” ~ George Eliot
12. “I think I dislike what I don’t like more than I like what I like.” ~ George Eliot
13. “The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.” ~ George Eliot

14. “Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.” ~ George Eliot

15. “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 are gone.” ~ George Eliot
16. “Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. Go forward with joyful confidence.” ~ George Eliot
17. “And, of course, men know best about everything, except what women know better.” ~ George Eliot
18. “We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.” ~ George Eliot

19. “It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.”

20. “It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.” ~ George Eliot
21. “Consequences are unpitying.” ~ George Eliot Quotes
22. “Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.” ~ George Eliot
23. “There is a great deal of unmapped countries within us.” ~ George Eliot
24. “One has to spend many years in learning how to be happy.” ~ George Eliot

25. “Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.” ~ George Eliot

26. “What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.” ~ George Eliot
27. “It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.” ~ George Eliot
28. “We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” ~ George Eliot
29. “It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.” ~ George Eliot
30. “When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.” ~ George Eliot
31. “Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.” ~ George Eliot
32. “She was no longer wrestling with the grief,
    but could sit down with it as a lasting companion
    and make it a sharer in her thoughts.” ~ George Eliot
33. “Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.” ~ George Eliot
34. “I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.” ~ George Eliot

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