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

George Eliot

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
GEORGE ELIOT

Finest Language Made Mostly Simple Unimpse Word
There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
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Best Failure Know Life One Only Possible True
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
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Deed Determine Much
After all, the true seeing is within.
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After Seeing True Withing
It is hard to believe long together that anything is “worth while,” unless there is some eye to kindle in common with our own, some brief word uttered now and then to imply that what is infinitely precious to us is precious alike to another mind.
GEORGE ELIOT

Anything Believe Common Eye Hard Kindle Long Own Some Together Worth
Conscience is harder than our enemies, Knows more, accuses with more nicety.
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Conscience Enemy Harder
Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing.
GEORGE ELIOT

Better Degree False Impression Life Live Precious Quitely Some Spend Under Unweaving Wear
It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
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Always Become Could Late never Person Thought
I like breakfast-time better than any other moment in the day. No dust has settled on one’s mind then, and it presents a clear mirror to the rays of things.
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Better Breakfast Day Live Moment Other Time
Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
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Decide Stick Think What
Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing.
GEORGE ELIOT

Battle Coward Fight Give Man Plunk Sure Sure Lose Win
I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
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Anything Book Enough Money Temptation Want World
Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? I know no speck so troublesome as self.
GEORGE ELIOT

Close Glory Leave Margin See Speck Tiny Vision
Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.
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Afar After Been Deed From Make Travel
Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
GEORGE ELIOT

Genius Intolerant Necessarily
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
GEORGE ELIOT

Autumn Delicious Soul Very Wedded

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