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Quote by George Eliot
There are many victories worse than a defeat. - George Eliot

There are many victories worse than a defeat. – George Eliot

Other quotes by George Eliot

Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need to know is the play of inward stimulus that sends him hither and thither in a network of possible paths? – George Eliot

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

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Experience
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Other Quotes from
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I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep. – Pierre Beaumarchais

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Fear

Part of the reason that the governments fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission. – James Bovard

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Fear

Dont fear the terrorists. Theyre mothers and fathers. – Rosie ODonnell

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Fear

Its the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon which raises the fear that it may not be long before were paying somebody not to. – Franklin P. Jones

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Fear

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Technology has changed the way book publishing works, as it has changed everything else in the world of media. – Bruce Jackson

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The modern airplane creates a new geographical dimension. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. There are no distant places any longer: the world is small and the world is one. – Wendell Willkie

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Being pretty on the inside means you don’t hit your brother and you eat all your peas — that’s what my grandma taught me. – Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old named Jennie

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