A proud woman who has learned to submit carries all her pride to the reinforcement of her submission, and looks down with severe superiority on all feminine assumption as unbecoming.
George EliotThose old stories of visions and dreams guiding men have their truth; we are saved by making the future present to ourselves.
George EliotThe right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
George Eliot