George Eliot's Quote - When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get

Quote by George Eliot

When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get

When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion. – George Eliot

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We hand folks over to Gods mercy, and show none ourselves. – George Eliot

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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot

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It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees. – George Eliot

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