George Eliot's Quote - It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfa

Quote by George Eliot

It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfa

It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfaction, rather with a self-discontent which is the more intense because ones own little core of egoistic sensibility is a supreme care. – George Eliot

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