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Quote by George Eliot
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we a

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. – George Eliot

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The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when theyre gone. – George Eliot

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Angels
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George Eliot
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Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing. – George Eliot

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Letters (writing)
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George Eliot
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Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. – George Eliot

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It doesnt do good to open doors for someone who doesnt have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts. – Ronald Reagan

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Its not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel were not good enough, that we must live up to someone elses standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am. – Elle Macpherson

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Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. – Plato

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