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I protest against any absolute conclusion.
George Eliot
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George Eliot
Age: 61 †
Born: 1819
Born: November 22
Died: 1880
Died: December 22
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I've always felt that your belongings have never been on a level with you.
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I will to make life less bitter for a few within my reach.
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There is a sort of subjection which is the peculiar heritage of largeness and of love and strength is often only another name for willing bondage to irremediable weakness.
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A maggot must be born i' the rotten cheese to like it.
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