Quote by George Eliot
The best augury of a mans success in his profession is that he thi

The best augury of a mans success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. – George Eliot

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For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any joys outside our love. – George Eliot

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Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart. – George Eliot

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There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism. – George Eliot

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Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism… to ward off threats to her own security and influence. – Bernadette Devlin

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