“ A man can never do anything at variance with his own nature. ”
George Eliot, Adam Bede (1859). copy citation
| Author | George Eliot |
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| Source | Adam Bede |
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| Date | 1859 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/507/507-h/507-h.htm |
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“I don't think a man ought to be blamed so much if he is betrayed into doing things in that way, in spite of his resolutions. ” “ Ah, but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can never do anything at variance with his own nature. He 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. ””
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