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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Certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that were so fond of it. – George Eliot

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Stubbornness
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Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need to know is the play of inward stimulus that sends him hither and thither in a network of possible paths? – George Eliot

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Insects
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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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great
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers. – Daniel J. Boorstin

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great

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls. – Edmund Burke

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great

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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great

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldnt do. – Henry Ford

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great

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Whether for life or death, do your own work well. – John Ruskin

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Death

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty. – John Cheever

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Beauty

There wasnt a better teacher or mentor out there than Reggie White, on or off the field. – Brett Favre

Fate, Chance, God’s Will — we all try to account for our lives somehow. What are the chances that two raindrops, flung from the heavens, will merge on a windowpane? Gotta be Fate. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Fate