Quotes by Eliot, George

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. >>

Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes >>

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that >>

Quotations about Candor

You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; >>

Examine what is said, not him who speaks. >>

To be candid, in Middlemarch phraseology, meant, to use an early oppor >>

To be candid, in Middlemarch phraseology, meant, to use an early opportunity of letting your friends know that you did not take a cheerful view of their capacity, their conduct, or their position; and a robust candor never waited to be asked for its opinion.

Eliot, George