No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. George Eliot Next Quote The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. - George Eliot Previous Quote You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. - George Eliot