That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.
Saints and martyrs had never interested Maggie so much as sages and poets.
I wish always to be quoted as George Eliot.
Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.
I am not resigned: I am not sure life is long enough to learn that lesson.
The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character.