George Eliot's Quote - The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see n

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The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when theyre gone. – George Eliot

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And when a womans will is as strong as the mans who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment. – George Eliot

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Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare ones self to do without it. – George Eliot

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

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