It’s never too late to be what you might have been

Solo traveler with a backpack walking down an empty road with a motivational quote by George Eliot: ‘It’s never too late to be what you might have been.’ Voluntouring.org logo in the corner.

The quote “It’s never too late to be what you might have been” is commonly attributed to George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, a renowned 19th-century English novelist.

However, there is some debate among literary scholars about whether George Eliot actually wrote or said this exact phrase. No definitive source in her known works confirms it verbatim. It has become a popular inspirational quote nonetheless and is often linked to her name.


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