There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.
George EliotThe dull mind, once arriving at an inference that flatters the desire, is rarely able to retain the impression that the notion from which the inference started was purely problematic.
George EliotWhen God makes His presence felt through us, we are like the burning bush: Moses never took any heed what sort of bush it wasโhe only saw the brightness of the Lord.
George EliotMan may content himself with the applause of the world and the homage paid to his intellect, but woman's heart has holier idols.
George Eliot