We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibres of our nerves.
George EliotWhether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do without it.
George EliotIf 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 Eliot