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Quote by George Eliot
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of pr

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. – George Eliot

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Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing. – George Eliot

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Letters (writing)
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George Eliot
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We must not sit still and look for miracles up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything. – George Eliot

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Faith
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Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty. – George Eliot

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Family
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Like warmed-up cabbage served at each repast, The repetition kills the wretch at last. – Juvenal

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Repetition is the reality and the seriousness of life. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Mental pleasure are never cloy; unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition, approved by reflection, and strengthened by enjoyment. – Nathaniel Cotton

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The reason lightning doesnt strike twice in the same place is that the same place isnt there the second time. – Willie Tyler

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