George Eliot, Spanish Gypsy (1868), Book III.
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It never will rain roses: when we want To have more roses we must plant more trees.

— George Eliot on Roses

What It Means

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George Eliot

About George Eliot

George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 – 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 Lewesβ€Žβ€Ž for over 20 years.