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Those who trust us educate us. — George Eliot · Smartyfair

Those who trust us educate us.

George Eliot1819–1880 · writer · 1800s EnglandGeorge Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, an English novelist who wrote deeply thoughtful books like Middlemarch about ordinary people's lives.1 quote

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When someone trusts you, you learn how to deserve it.

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What turned up: Daniel Deronda, 1876.
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