George Eliot

"Blessed is the man who has some chaotic element in him which rules his opinion."

"The dreadful truth is that we are all quite ordinary and insignificant."

"To love and be loved is the greatest of all blessings."

"We are all prone to the sin of judging others before we know their circumstances."

"The happiest people are those who are engaged in some great and worthy enterprise."

"Mediocrities are blessed creatures; they do not think."

"The world seems to me to change with each new person we love."

"There is much to be said for ignorance in moderation."

"The deepest need of the human soul is the need to be understood."

"Men who have changed the world have always begun by changing themselves."

"Beauty lies not in the thing, but in the eye of the beholder."

"The supreme virtue is to help others escape their sufferings."

"Faithfulness is the foundation of all virtues."

"To have a sense of humor about ourselves is the beginning of wisdom."

"The greatest tragedy is the unlived life."

"We cultivate the habit of feeling, and we determine what our character shall be."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong in the broken places."

"Truth is like a torch, and those who bear it are not free."

"The very essence of morality is the striving to become better."

"Affection is the broadest basis of good in human life."

"We live in succession, in division, in parts, in particles. Meanwhile within man is the soul of the whole."

"The past cannot be changed, but it can be understood and learned from."

"Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to rest on the difficulties and dangers which its law places in our way."

"To be a teacher is to be a guardian of human potential."

"The quality of mercy is the quality of understanding."

"We cannot live in this world without giving and receiving love."

"The thirst for knowledge is the only thirst that never dies."

"Adventure is the pathway to wisdom and strength."

"The most authentic expression of self comes through creative work."

"To face life courageously is to face ourselves with honesty."