Quote by George Eliot
Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. - Ge

Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. – George Eliot

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In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. – George Eliot

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There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope. – George Eliot

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The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character. – George Eliot

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Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free. – Bertrand Russell

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You know, be able to do something great in your life, youre gonna have to realize your failures. Youre gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it. – Dave Chappelle

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When I was 20, I thought I was 30 – but I was so far from it. When youre young, you want everything to happen now. As you mature, you can look back and see all the great things you achieved with time and patience. – Elisha Cuthbert

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Time and the hour run through the roughest day. – William Shakespeare

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Free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids, and to make our lives better than all the programs of government combined. – Mitt Romney

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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. – Will Rogers

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After hurting myself like that, I could not go back immediately to racing. I was in no condition, mentally or physically. That helped me to strengthen myself to go through the hard times that were ahead with my business, and to be successful. – Nelson Piquet

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