George Eliot Quotes & Sayings (Page 12)
George Eliot quotes and sayings page 12 (deceased author born on Nov 22, 1819). Here's quote # 111 through 120 out of the 128 we have for her.
“I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.”
“Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.”
“The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world.”
“The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.”
“An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.”
“In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.”
“Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.”
“A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.”
“Excessive literary production is a social offense.”
“Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.”
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