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

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Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. – George Eliot

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It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality. – Og Mandino

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It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and our air force has to have a bake-sale to buy a bomber. – Robert Fulghum

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After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs. – Emily Dickinson

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We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. – Lee Iacocca

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