All George Eliot Quotes
You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.
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I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.
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The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world.
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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
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A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.
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Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.
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Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.
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In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.
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Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
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There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
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He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
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