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Quote by George Eliot
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity t

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us. – George Eliot

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We must not inquire too curiously into motives… They are apt to become feeble in the utterance: the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light. – George Eliot

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Curiosity
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George Eliot
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Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need to know is the play of inward stimulus that sends him hither and thither in a network of possible paths? – George Eliot

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Insects
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George Eliot
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Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. – George Eliot

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The wisdom of Gods Word is quite clear on believers being unequally yoked. And marrying someone who is not a Christian – who is not a daily disciple of Christ – is being unequally yoked, regardless of what their beliefs might be. – Pat Robertson

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If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom. – George Byron

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The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar youre in. – Wilson Mizner

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Im not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there its like relaxing into – and an acceptance of – things. – Tina Turner

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