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

Author:

Explore More Quotes by George Eliot

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand, the angels come

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.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people underst

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

Related Quotes to Explore

    Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.

    Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.

    We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

    We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

    It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.

    It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.

    There is no such thing in life as normal

    There is no such thing in life as normal.

Search