“ it is seldom a medical man has true religious views—there is too much pride of intellect. ”
George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872). copy citation
| Author | George Eliot |
|---|---|
| Source | Middlemarch |
| Topic | pride intelligence religion |
| Date | 1872 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/145/145-h/145-h.htm |
Context
“Remember you are turned twenty-two now, and you will have no fortune: your father, I am sure, will not be able to spare you anything. Mr. Lydgate is very intellectual and clever; I know there is an attraction in that. I like talking to such men myself; and your uncle finds him very useful. But the profession is a poor one here. To be sure, this life is not everything; but it is seldom a medical man has true religious views—there is too much pride of intellect. And you are not fit to marry a poor man.
«Mr. Lydgate is not a poor man, aunt. He has very high connections.»
«He told me himself he was poor.»
«That is because he is used to people who have a high style of living.»” source
«Mr. Lydgate is not a poor man, aunt. He has very high connections.»
«He told me himself he was poor.»
«That is because he is used to people who have a high style of living.»” source
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