George Eliot Quote Explained: ... the fallibility of human brains is in nothing more obvious than in proof reading.

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A good solid bit of work lasts.

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Work

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Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

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Truth

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I not only want to be loved, I want to be told that I’m loved.

- George Eliot

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· England

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but very little achievement is required in order to pity another man’s shortcomings.

- George Eliot

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In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.

- George Eliot

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… the true seeing is within; and painting stares at you with an insistent imperfection.

- George Eliot

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No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.

- George Eliot

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· England

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It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

- George Eliot

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· England

… the fallibility of human brains is in nothing more obvious than in proof reading.

… the fallibility of human brains is in nothing more obvious than in proof reading.

A good solid bit of work lasts.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

I not only want to be loved, I want to be told that I’m loved.

but very little achievement is required in order to pity another man’s shortcomings.

In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.

… the true seeing is within; and painting stares at you with an insistent imperfection.

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

I’m convinced that art and science activate the same parts of the brain.

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain

All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.

Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading.

When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.

Your brain has one function-to do exactly what you tell it to do.

Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable.

… the fallibility of human brains is in nothing more obvious than in proof reading.

… the fallibility of human brains is in nothing more obvious than in proof reading.

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