Quote by George Eliot
We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven

We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment. – George Eliot

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His honest, patronizing pride in the good-will and respect of everybody about him was a safeguard even against foolish romance, still more against a lower kind of folly. – George Eliot

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There is a sort of subjection which is the peculiar heritage of largeness and of love; and strength is often only another name for willing bondage to irremediable weakness. – George Eliot

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You may drive a dog off the Kings armchair, and it will climb into the preachers pulpit; he views the world unmoved, unembarrassed, unabashed. – Jean De La Bruyere

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My little dog — a heartbeat at my feet. – Edith Wharton

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Happiness is a warm puppy. – Charles M. Schulz

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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. – Ambrose Bierce

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I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. – Audre Lorde

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