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Quote by George Eliot
Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. – George Eliot

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Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right and stick to it. – George Eliot

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When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion. – George Eliot

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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. – H. L. Mencken

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The very greatest things – great thoughts, discoveries, inventions – have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty. – Samuel Smiles

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Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. – Henry A. Kissinger

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Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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