# Quote — George Eliot, Adam Bede

> The natur o' things doesn't change, though it seems as if one's own life was nothing but change. The square o' four is sixteen, and you must lengthen your lever in proportion to your weight, is as true when a man's miserable as when he's happy; and the best o' working is, it gives you a grip hold o' things outside your own lot".

- Author: [George Eliot](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-eliot.md)
- Book: [Adam Bede](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-eliot/adam-bede.md)
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