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Quote by George Eliot
In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petr

In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. – George Eliot

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She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in her thoughts. – 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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No story is the same to us after a lapse of time or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. – George Eliot

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I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to go to summer school. – Peter De Vries

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The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice. – Frank McCourt

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I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me. – T. D. Jakes

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My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who dont share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise. – Colin Powell

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Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers. – Horace

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Desidiousness. Lat. sitting too much; slothfulness, idleness, carelessness. – A New Dictionary of the English Language by Charles Richardson, 1836

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The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in the democratic process. – George Gallup

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Im always going to get more of a charge playing Chicago than I will Duluth or some place like that. Just because of the history and the people there are way more knowledgeable than a lot of other cities. Its an amazing music scene with some great bands and great musicians. – Matt Cameron

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