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