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Quote by George Eliot
Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down. -

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down. – George Eliot

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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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George Eliot
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To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy. – George Eliot

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Diplomacy
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George Eliot
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Knowledge
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Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance. – Hippocrates

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Knowledge

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. – Samuel Johnson

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Knowledge

When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any man, that man is a Christian and when the fruits of Christianity are produced, that man is a disciple of our blessed Lord, let his profession of religion be what it may. – Joseph Lancaster

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Knowledge

Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person. – Ethel Watts Mumford

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Knowledge

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Upon comparing BBC News with CNN: Melodrama is something foreigners do. – Jslayeruk, “Random points,” post after July 2005 London subway bombings

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Media

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all. – Jean de La Bruyere

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Happiness

I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, Hey, sorry about the autism, but heres a step-by-step list on what to do next. But doctors dont do that. They say sorry and move you along. – Jenny McCarthy

Category:
God

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. – Anne Frank

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good