George Eliot, p. 578.
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When death, the great Reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
— George Eliot on Compassion
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Compassion" (Quotes, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895): )
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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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