Quotation

Why not add this to your book or post it to your site/blog?

It is, I fear, but a vain show of fulfilling the heathen precept, Know thyself, and too often leads to a self-estimate which will subsist in the absence of that fruit by which alone the quality of the tree is made evident. Eliot, George

This quote is filed under Self-knowledge · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Tell us if you know any facts or errors in this quote · Help your friends discover QB

A little bit about Eliot, George

George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), who was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological perspicacity. She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors published freely under their own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of romances. An additional factor may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes. · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version.

Search the web for Eliot, George

More on the Author

These people bookmarked this quote:

  • Nobody has bookmarked this quote yet.

Search the web for Eliot, George

More on the author

This quote around the web

Loading...

Powered by Google Blogs

Search the web for Eliot, George

More on this author

Put quotes on your site/blog!

Share this quote

AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Post this quote to your social network or blog