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How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such circumstances No more than he can be satisfied with his hat, which he's chosen from among such shapes as the resources of the age offer him. . . .
George Eliot
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George Eliot
Age: 61 †
Born: 1819
Born: November 22
Died: 1880
Died: December 22
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It is in these acts called trivialities that the seeds of joy are forever wasted, until men and women look round with haggard faces at the devastation their own waste has made, and say, the earth bears no harvest of sweetness - calling their denial knowledge.
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It seems to me as a woman's face doesna want flowers it's almost like a flower itself.... It's like when a man's singing a good tune, you don't want t' hear bells tinkling and interfering wi' the sound.
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... happy husbands and wives can hear each other say the same thing over and over again without being tired.
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Kisses honeyed by oblivion.
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No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.
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How oft review each finding, like a friend, Something to blame, and something to commend.
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Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.
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