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Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. George Eliot
Travel Our Makes Still Afar Been Us Deeds
We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything. George Eliot
Faith Prayer Christ Will Miracles Sit Must Through Look Lord Still Doing Up Anything Thee Pains Jesus
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. George Eliot
People Devout Exert Witty Affectionate Themselves Who
I like trying to get pregnant. I'm not so sure about childbirth. George Eliot
About Like Sure Get Trying Childbirth Pregnant
There are many victories worse than a defeat. George Eliot
Failure Defeat Worse Than Victories Many
Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand. George Eliot
Good Brainy Nothing Seems Beforehand
It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal. George Eliot
Man Woman Enough Case Ideal Opposite His Common Being Captivated Suddenly Nearly
Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as if it were direct cruelty would be an ignorant unkindness. George Eliot
Kindness Angry Cruelty Unkindness Would Would-Be Direct Were Effect May Ignorant
Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet. George Eliot
Life Death Music World King Pain Cries Park He Feed Him His Where Banquet Tis Breeds
In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause. George Eliot
Wisdom Laughter Half Vain Folly Hears Applause
Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas. George Eliot
Rest Trouble Saved Harold Distinct Had Like Ideas Him Impressions Which Us Many
I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved. George Eliot
Love Only Like Also Am Loved
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time. George Gissing
Truth Time You Money Time Is Money Says Around Proverb Precious Get Turn
I just got so fed up with the bad vibes. I didn't care if it was the Beatles; I was getting out. George Harrison
Beatles Care Vibes Out Bad Fed Fed Up Got Up Getting Just
I've always played around in my own mind with what a Wilburys tour could be. Would each person do a solo set and then do Wilburys at the end, or would we all go on right from beginning to end and make everything Wilburys? It's an intriguing thought. George Harrison
Mind Thought Beginning Own Everything Solo Intriguing Would My Own Could Tour Make Around Always Go End Person Then Each Right Played Set
To tell the truth, I'd join a band with John Lennon any day, but I couldn't join a band with Paul McCartney, but it's nothing personal. It's just from a musical point of view. George Harrison
Truth Day Band Nothing Musical Tell John John Lennon Join Point Point Of View Personal Any Just McCartney Paul Paul McCartney Lennon View
Because we were all from Liverpool, we favored people who were street people. George Harrison
People Favored Because Were Who Liverpool Street
Love one another. George Harrison
Love Another
The world used us as an excuse to go mad. George Harrison
World Mad Excuse Go Us Used
I'll play what you want or I won't play at all. George Harrison
You Want Play
The Beatles will go on and on. George Harrison
Beatles Will Go
If I write a tune and people think it's nice, then that's fine by me, but I hate having to compete and promote the thing. I really don't like promotion. George Harrison
Me Hate People Nice Think Promote Fine Promotion Having Write Like Tune Then Really Thing Compete
The eyes have one language everywhere. George Herbert
Eyes Language Everywhere
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit. George Herbert
Legal Better Lawsuit Compromise Lean Than Fat
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition. George Herbert
World Devil Atheism Superstition Divides Between
Storms make the oak grow deeper roots. George Herbert
Oak Make Storms Roots Grow Deeper
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