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Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemi

Rome – the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar. – George Eliot

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We must not sit still and look for miracles up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything. – George Eliot

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Faith
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What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life — to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories. – George Eliot

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But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. – George Eliot

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You cant fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, thats got nothing to do with it. Its how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them. – Etta James

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Great writing can be done in biography, history, art. – V. S. Naipaul

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Delusion about history is a serious matter; it can gravely affect the history that is waiting to be made. – John Terraine

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Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. – Sandra Day OConnor

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The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. – Hanna Rion

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