Quote by George Eliot
The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical

The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. – 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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Obscurity brings safety. – Aesop

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Obscurity is the realm of error. – Marquis De Vauvenargues

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Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. – Mark Twain

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