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Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.

~George Meredith

Topics: Cynicism Intellectual

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A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our deathlessness is in what we do, not in what we are.

~George Meredith

Topics: Account Act Flows Forever Great Human Motion Once Our Set

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Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

~George Meredith

Topics: Approaches Felicity Object Obligation Possessed Possession Without

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Speech is the small change of silence.

~George Meredith

Topics: Change Silence Small Speech

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Kissing don't last: cookery do!

~George Meredith

Topics: Cookery Kissing Last

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Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

~George Meredith

Topics: Bed Burning Jealousy Love

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Bring the army of the faithful through.

~George Meredith

Topics: Army Bring Faithful Through

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The man of science is nothing if not a poet gone wrong.

~George Meredith

Topics: Gone Man Nothing Poet Science Wrong

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Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

~George Meredith

Topics: Always Behavior Imitate Lose Winners You

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I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

~George Meredith

Topics: Civilized Expect Last Man Thing Will Woman

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: February 12th, 1828

Died: May 18th, 1909

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