O the anguish of the thought that we can never atone to our dead for the stinted affection we gave them.
George EliotIf we only look far enough off for the consequence of our actions, we can always find some point in the combination of results by which those actions can be justified: by adopting the point of view of a Providence who arranges results, or of a philosopher who traces them, we shall find it possible to obtain perfect complacency in choosing to do what is most agreeable to us in the present moment.
George EliotSane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.
George Eliot