Tracing Quotations
Dorothy L. Sayers? George Eliot? Thomas Fuller? George Herbert? George Latimer Apperson? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: The ongoing pandemic reminded me of an eccentric proverb I once heard: Love and a cough cannot be hidden. The prominent mystery wrote Dorothy L. Sayers once referred to a statement like this. Would you please explore the history …
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George Eliot? Mary Ann Evans? F. O. Hamilton? Lillie Langtry? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The following adage encourages sociability and the projection of happiness: Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. This statement has been credited to George Eliot, a popular Victorian era novelist whose real name was Mary Ann …
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George Eliot? Mary Ann Evans? F. O. Hamilton? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: George Eliot was a prominent English novelist of the Victorian era. The author’s real name was Mary Ann Evans. The following remark has been ascribed to her: What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other? …
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George Eliot? Adelaide Anne Procter? Apocryphal? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: My favorite quotation about untapped potential and enduring spirit is attributed to the prominent Victorian novelist George Eliot: It is never too late to be what you might have been. This popular saying has been printed on refrigerator magnets, posters, shirts, and key chains. But …
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