# Quote — George Eliot, Romola

> Tito was experiencing that inexorable law of human souls, that we prepare ourselves for sudden deeds by the reiterated choice of good or evil that gradually determines character.

- Author: [George Eliot](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-eliot.md)
- Book: [Romola](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-eliot/romola.md)
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