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Possible Quotes by George Eliot
- These fellow-mortals, every one, must be accepted as they are: you can neither straighten their noses, nor brighten their wit, nor rectify their dispositions; and…
- I know forgiveness is a man's duty, but, to my thinking, that can only mean as you're to give up all thoughts o' taking revenge:…
- It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfaction, rather with a self-discontent which is the more intense because one's own little core…
- I care only to know, if possible, the lasting meaning that lies in all religious doctrine from the beginning till now.
- Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need to know is…
- There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
- If we only look far enough off for the consequence of our actions, we can always find some point in the combination of results by…
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