Quote by George Eliot
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. – George Eliot

Other quotes by George Eliot

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

Category:
Stubbornness
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Death is the king of this world: Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet. – George Eliot

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Death
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A womans heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe. – George Eliot

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Happiness
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When you see a woman who can go nowhere without a staff of admirers, it is not so much because they think she is beautiful, it is because she has told them they are handsome. – Jean Giraudoux

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Men

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Men

If women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isnt it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the most like the way men behave all month long? – Gloria Steinem

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Men

It is past time for women to take their rightful place, side by side with men, in the rooms where the fates of peoples, where their childrens and grandchildrens fates, are decided. – Hillary Clinton

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Men

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A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning. – Laura Bush

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It is imperative for the health and safety of millions of workers that we ensure that breathing systems needed for protection are widely available, convenient and economical. – Bill Shuster

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Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. – Ayn Rand

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power

But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave. – William Wordsworth

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