George Eliot's Quote - A womans heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must

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A womans heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must

A womans heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe. – George Eliot

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No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. – George Eliot

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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows. – George Eliot

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His honest, patronizing pride in the good-will and respect of everybody about him was a safeguard even against foolish romance, still more against a lower kind of folly. – George Eliot

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