We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibr — George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
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We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibres of our nerves.

— George Eliot, The Lifted Veil
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