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It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

~George Eliot

Topics: Against Always Been Circumstance Greater Had Less Remains Strong True Us Would

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Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be a monster.

~George Eliot

Topics: Else Every Monster Motives Same Set Supposed Woman

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In every parting there is an image of death.

~George Eliot

Topics: Death Every Image Parting

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A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet; her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe.

~George Eliot

Topics: Cakes Chinese Else Feet Fixed Happiness Heart Her Larger Like Made Must Pressed Recipe Size Small Woman

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Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.

~George Eliot

Topics: Easily Glory Life Mortals Neighbour Out Pinch Tempted Think

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Science is properly more scrupulous than dogma. Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive.

~George Eliot

Topics: Alive Breath Charter Conscience Contest Dogma Gives Keep Mistake More Must Properly Science Than Very

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Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

~George Eliot

Topics: About Encourages Excellence Generally Life Shows Spiritual Wealth World

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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.

~George Eliot

Topics: Entertain Grounds Liking Make Make Up Ministers Much Must Other Parties Personal Than Up Who

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Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? I know no speck so troublesome as self.

~George Eliot

Topics: Blot Close Glory Know Leave Margin Only Our Out See Self Tiny Troublesome Very Vision Which Will World

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: November 22nd, 1819

Died: December 22nd, 1880

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