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The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose th

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best. – 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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All the learnin my father paid for was a bit o birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. – George Eliot

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