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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

Other quotes by George Eliot

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. – George Eliot

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

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Repetition

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

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