Quote by George Eliot
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. – George Eliot

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Im not denyin the women are foolish. God Almighty made em to match the men. – George Eliot

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We must not inquire too curiously into motives… They are apt to become feeble in the utterance: the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light. – George Eliot

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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. – George Eliot

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A great fortune is a great slavery. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win. – Sachin Tendulkar

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Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended. – George Bernard Shaw

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Were a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that were all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think thats a marvelous thing. – Billy Graham

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If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. – Swami Vivekananda

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