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George Eliot on Friendship

1819–1880 England

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5 quotes

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude—roots that can be pulled up.

Daniel Deronda (1876)

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

The Spanish Gypsy (1868)

Friend more divine than all divinities.

The Spanish Gypsy (1868)

So, if I live or die to serve my friend,
'Tis for my love —' tis for my friend alone,
And not for any rate that friendship bears
In heaven or on earth.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Eliot (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.