George Eliot

A man falling into dark waters seeks a momentary footing even on sliding stones.

George Eliot

A medical man likes to make psychological observations, and sometimes in the pursuit of such studies is too easily tempted into momentous prophecy which life and death easily set at nought.

George Eliot

A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.

George Eliot

A peasant can no more help believing in a traditional superstition than a horse can help trembling when be sees a camel.

George Eliot

A perverted moral judgment belongs to the dogmatic system.

George Eliot

A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.

George Eliot

A proud heart and a lofty mountain are never fruitful.

George Eliot

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.

George Eliot

A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.

George Eliot

A woman’s hopes are woven of sunbeams; a shadow annihilates them.

George Eliot