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

Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends? – George Eliot

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My biggest fear in life is to be forgotten. – Evita Peron

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Fear

A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a mans mind can get both provocation and privacy. – Edward P. Morgan

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In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil. – Anna Jameson

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Boredom is… a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell

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If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it around. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. I dont embrace trouble; thats as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say: meet it as a friend, for youll see a lot of it, and had better be on speaking terms with it. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

They should invent some way to tape-record your dreams. Ive written songs in my dreams that were Beatles songs. Then Id wake up and theyd be gone. – Alice Cooper

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Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that dont have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I dont deny anything, I dont advocate anything, I just live with it. – Bruce Springsteen

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Curiosity doesnt matter any more. These days people dont want to be transported to emotional territories where they dont know how to react. – Hector Babenko