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Quote by George Eliot
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness o

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

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But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing him a little of the disgust which his personality excites in ourselves. – George Eliot

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George Eliot
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Perhaps his might be one of the natures where a wise estimate of consequences is fused in the fires of that passionate belief which determines the consequences it believes in. – George Eliot

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We would not be interested in human beings if we did not have the hope of someday meeting someone worse off than ourselves. – Emile M. Cioran

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Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper. – Francis Bacon

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I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. – E. M. Forster

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We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him. – John Boehner

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