A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves — George Eliot, Adam Bede
A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves — George Eliot, Adam Bede
A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves — George Eliot, Adam Bede
A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves — George Eliot, Adam Bede
A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves — George Eliot, Adam Bede
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A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves on any particular occasion, we must endure the legitimate conclusion that we carry a few grains of folly to our ounce of wisdom.

— George Eliot, Adam Bede
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