Tag: George Eliot
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I’m not denyin’ the women are foolish. God Almighty made ’em to match the men.
George Eliot
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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
George Eliot
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An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
George Eliot
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Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.
George Eliot
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Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.
George Eliot
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When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.
George Eliot
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
George Eliot
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The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.
George Eliot
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Excessive literary production is a social offense.
George Eliot
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A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.
George Eliot