More from George Eliot
- A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
- A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
- An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
- Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
- Certain winds will make men’s temper bad.
- He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
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