If we need a true conception of the popular character to guide our sympathies rightly, we need it equally to check our theories, and direct us in their application.
George EliotO the anguish of the thought that we can never atone to our dead for the stinted affection we gave them.
George Eliot... learning to love any one is like an increase of property, -- it increases care, and brings many new fears lest precious things should come to harm.
George EliotMen outlive their love, but they donโt outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
George Eliot