407 Quotes by Elizabeth Gaskell

Were all men equal to-night, some would get the start by rising an hour earlier to-morrow.

Trust a girl of sixteen for knowing well if she is pretty; concerning her plainness she may be ignorant.

Really it is very wholesome exercise, this trying to make one's words represent one's thoughts, instead of merely looking to their effect on others.

I take it that 'gentleman' is a term that only describes a person in his relation to others; but when we speak of him as 'a man,' we consider him not merely with regard to his fellow-men, but in relation to himself,--to life--to time--to eternity.

When God gives a blessing to be enjoyed, He gives it with a duty to be done.

Oh, I can’t describe my home. It is home, and I can’t put its charm into words.

No one loves me, – no one cares for me, but you, mother.

It was one of Mrs. Hale’s fitful days, when everything was a difficulty and a hardship; and Mr Lennox’s appearance took this shape, although secretly she felt complimented by his thinking it worthwhile to call.

She never called her son by any name but John; ‘love’ and ‘dear’, and such like terms, were reserved for Fanny.