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George Eliot Quotes

By Simran Khurana, About.com

Courage: George Eliot Quotes
Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me a man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.

Belief: George Eliot Quotes
Human beliefs, like all other natural growths, elude the barrier of systems.

Time: George Eliot Quotes
It is never too late to become what you might have been.

Ambition: George Eliot Quotes
It's never too late to be what you might have been.

Action: George Eliot Quotes
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Birthday: George Eliot Quotes
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.

Overcoming Failure: George Eliot Quotes
The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

Wisdom: George Eliot Quotes
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.

Choice: George Eliot Quotes
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

Character: George Eliot Quotes
There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

Friendship: George Eliot Quotes
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?

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