Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds, and until we know what has… — George Eliot
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds, and until we know what has been or will be the peculiar combination of outward with inward facts, which constitutes a man's critical actions, it will be better not to think ourselves wise about his character.
Adam Bede · 1859
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Eliot, George. Adam Bede, edited by Carol A. Martin. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 29.
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Eliot, George. Adam Bede. Edinburgh/London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1859, ch. 29.