He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swings and makes his point or else is carried headlong.

Famous Quotes / George Eliot

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George Eliot: "He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swings and makes his point or else is carried headlong."

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Amusement	Appreciate	Arduous	Balance
Betting	Career	Carried	Circumstance
Complicated	Fine	Furtherings	Gentlemen
Given	Headlong	Inward	Makes
Mans	Niceties	Point	Possible
Probabilities	Purpose	Starting	Subject
Swings	Thwartings

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He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swings and makes his point or else is carried headlong. - George Eliot