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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No story is the same to us after a lapse of time or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. – George Eliot

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

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

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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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