“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
— George Eliot
Author: George Eliot
Category: nature
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A difference of taste in jokes is
“A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.”
— George Eliot
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There are many victories worse than a
“There are many victories worse than a defeat.”
— George Eliot
Author: George Eliot
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The intense happiness of our union is
“The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions.”
— George Eliot
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Blessed is the influence of one true,
“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.”
— George Eliot
Author: George Eliot
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Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short
“Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.”
— George Eliot
Author: George Eliot
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In all private quarrels the duller nature
“In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness.”
— George Eliot
Author: George Eliot
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Marriage must be a relation either of
“Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.”
— George Eliot
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Anger and jealousy can no more bear
“Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.”
— George Eliot
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It will never rain roses: when we
“It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.”
— George Eliot
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The reward of one duty is the
“The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.”
— George Eliot
Author: George Eliot
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