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

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Hope
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The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. – George Eliot

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Obscurity
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George Eliot
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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. – George Eliot

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Men
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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. – Pat Riley

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