George Eliot Quotes
Her heart went out to him with a stronger movement than ever, at the thought that people would blame him. Maggie hated blame; she had been blamed her whole life, and nothing had come of it but evil tempers.
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People attach too much importance to intangibles like heart, desire and clutch hitting.
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Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong.
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Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the steps.
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Her heart went out to him with a stronger movement than ever, at the thought that people would blame him. Maggie hated blame; she had been blamed her whole life, and nothing had come of it but evil tempers.
George Eliot