George Eliot

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

The responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision.

The responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision.

When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.

When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to read more

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.