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You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's form of genius in you, and to suffer the slavery of being a girl.

~George Eliot

Topics: Being Being A Girl Form Genius Girl Imagine Man May Never Slavery Suffer Try You

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Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

~George Eliot

Topics: Friends Smile Wear Wrinkles

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But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy.

~George Eliot

Topics: Current Even Experience Human Human Experience Means Paradoxical Philosophy Phrases Talk

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The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

~George Eliot

Topics: Another Duty Fulfill Power Reward

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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

~George Eliot

Topics: Adventure Man Outside Within

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No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.

~George Eliot

Topics: After Longer Rather Read Same Story Time Us Who

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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

~George Eliot

Topics: Agony Depths Look Love Only Parting

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You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

~George Eliot

Topics: Always Best Happen History Kind Know Look Martyrdom Men Ostracism Persecution Read Should Thing You

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Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be run away with. We must keep the reins.

~George Eliot

Topics: Apt Away Hobbies Keep Know Must Reins Run Us You

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What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

~George Eliot

Topics: Each Feel Greater Human Joined Memories Other Silent Souls Strengthen Than Thing Two Unspeakable

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: November 22nd, 1819

Died: December 22nd, 1880

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