Quote by George Eliot
One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymens miseries is t

One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymens miseries is to go and look at their pleasures. – George Eliot

Other quotes by George Eliot

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. – George Eliot

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Failure
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Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. – George Eliot

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Anger
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The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief. – George Eliot

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Ego
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Other Quotes from
Vacations
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Vacation: Two weeks on the sunny sands — and the rest of the year on the financial rocks. – Sam Ewing

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Vacations

A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work. – Morris Fishbein

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Vacations

I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute on;
but I wish that I could get away
And go home to the village of Bruton. – William Cowper

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Vacations

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not. – William James

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Vacations

Random Quotes

I received free health care. – J. K. Rowling

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Health

In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through consumption. – Raoul Vaneigem

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Equality

Ive worked for 55 years. Im going to take a little time off, to tell you the truth. Its just that now in the last couple of weeks, Gelman is pouring it on. Farewell to Regis! Its getting embarrassing. – Regis Philbin

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Truth

Fearing to lose what you have is not the same as appreciation. You have to take a step beyond that. – Terri Guillemets

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Gratitude