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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.

~George Eliot

Topics: Apt Conscientious Course Duty Most Painful People See Which

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The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

~George Eliot

Topics: Acquaintance Beginning Definite Get Ignorance Our Outline Persons Things Whether

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Breed is stronger than pasture.

~George Eliot

Topics: Breed Pasture Stronger Than

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We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.

~George Eliot

Topics: Been Duties Find Might Must Our Us

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All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other.

~George Eliot

Topics: Alphabet Bit End Father Other Paid

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In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.

~George Eliot

Topics: Ability Experience Had His Maxims Petrified Practical Quotations Some Spite

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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

Topics: Coming Election Foxes Interest Lives Peace Poultry Sincere Universal

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Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

~George Eliot

Topics: Difficult Easy Falsehood Truth

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No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

~George Eliot

Topics: Compliment Eloquent Except Expression Indifference

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Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

~George Eliot

Topics: Bite Rough Through Truth

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: November 22nd, 1819

Died: December 22nd, 1880

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