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And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.

~George Eliot

Topics: Govern Half Her Man Must Strength Strong Wants Who Will Woman

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The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory.

~George Eliot

Topics: Action Again Choice Choose Divine God May Memory Our Principle Race Resolved Sons Them

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I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

~George Eliot

Topics: Against Behind Best Failure Fear He Man Only Ought Proof Purpose Seen Sees Word

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More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

~George Eliot

Topics: Forsake Helpful Human More Pity Simple Than Us Will Wisdom

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What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

~George Eliot

Topics: Dreary Life Makes Motive Want

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In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness.

~George Eliot

Topics: Dullness Nature Private Quarrels Reason Triumphant

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Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

~George Eliot

Topics: Friction Generate Heat Instead Like Likely Progress

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That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.

~George Eliot

Topics: Fool He Him Make Man Mostly Sure Tells Wants Wife Wise

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The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

~George Eliot

Topics: Happiest History Like Nations Women

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I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

~George Eliot

Topics: Conviction Excessive Literary Offence Production Social

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: November 22nd, 1819

Died: December 22nd, 1880

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