Ingenious philosophers tell you, perhaps, that the great work of the steam-engine is to create leisure for mankind. Do not believe them; it only creates a vacuum for eager thought to rush in.
George EliotThere are answers which, in turning away wrath, only send it to the other end of the room.
George EliotIt is better sometimes not to follow great reformers of abuses beyond the threshold of their homes.
George EliotIf a man goes a little too far along a new road, it is usually himself that he harms more than any one else.
George Eliot