Chapter 12 (at page 107)
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It is seldom that the miserable can help regarding their misery as a wrong inflicted by those who are less miserable.
— George Eliot
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "George Eliot" (Quotes, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1861): Full text online)
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About George Eliot
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 β 22 December 1880) was an English novelist and poet. Despite the strong social customs of her times against such arrangements, she lived unmarried with fellow writer George Henry Lewesββ for over 20 years.
About George Eliot
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 β 22 December 1880) was an English novelist and poet. Despite the strong social customs of her times against such arrangements, she lived unmarried with fellow writer George Henry Lewesββ for over 20 years.
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