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Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.
George Eliot
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George Eliot
Age: 61 †
Born: 1819
Born: November 22
Died: 1880
Died: December 22
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The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character.
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It is a common sentence that knowledge is power but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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I shall do everything it becomes me to do.
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Breed is stronger than pasture.
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It is a sad weakness in us, after all, that the thought of a man's death hallows him anew to us as if life were not sacred too.
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It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance.
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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