George Eliot Quotes

Plainness has its peculiar temptations and vices quite as much as beauty.

George Eliot

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• Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

  

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• Writers are so important.

  

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• If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.

  

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• I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.

  

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• Happiness and beauty are by-products. Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty.

  

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• Plainness has its peculiar temptations and vices quite as much as beauty.

  

  George Eliot
  • Beauty
  • Temptations
  • Plainness