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George Eliot: Abroad, that large...

George Eliot: Abroad, that large...

Abroad, that large home of ruined reputations.

Source: Felix Holt, Epilogue...

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George Eliot: Friendships begin with...

George Eliot: Friendships begin with...

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Source: In...

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George Eliot: It is a...

George Eliot: It is a...

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his...

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George Eliot: A woman's heart...

George Eliot: A woman's heart...

A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet; her happiness...

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George Eliot: It will never...

George Eliot: It will never...

It will never rain roses; when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

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Edward Dahlberg: So much of...

Edward Dahlberg: So much of...

So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our...

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Edward Dahlberg: To write is...

Edward Dahlberg: To write is...

To write is a humiliation.

Source: The Carnal Myth, Introduction (1968).
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Charles Dickens: He had used...

Charles Dickens: He had used...

He had used the word in its Pickwickian sense.

Source: (Mr Blotton) Pickwick...

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Charles Dickens: Therefore I do...

Charles Dickens: Therefore I do...

Therefore I do require it, which I makes confession, to be brought reg'lar and draw'd...

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Charles Dickens: It opens the...

Charles Dickens: It opens the...

It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper; so cry...

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Charles Dickens: He'd be sharper...

Charles Dickens: He'd be sharper...

He'd be sharper than a serpent's tooth, if he wasn't as dull as ditch water.

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G K Chesterton: Gullibility is the...

G K Chesterton: Gullibility is the...

Gullibility is the key to all adventures. The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he who get the...

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S J Perelman: Under a forehead...

S J Perelman: Under a forehead...

Under a forehead roughly comparable to that of Javanese and Piltdown man are visible a pair of tiny pig eyes, lit up...

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Elias Canetti: Every decision is...

Elias Canetti: Every decision is...

Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with...

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Aesop: Men often applaud...

Aesop: Men often applaud...

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Aesop: The unhappy derive...

Aesop: The unhappy derive...

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Robertson Davies: Comparatively few people...

Robertson Davies: Comparatively few people...

Comparatively few people know what a million dollars actually is. To the majority it is a gaseous concept, swelling or...

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Harriet Beecher Stowe: Whipping and abuse...

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Whipping and abuse...

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities...

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Jerome K Jerome: I want a...

Jerome K Jerome: I want a...

I want a house that has got over all its troubles; I don't want to spend the rest of my life bringing up a young and...

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Jerome K Jerome: There is no...

Jerome K Jerome: There is no...

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

Source: Idle Thoughts...

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