# Quote — George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

> High achievements demand some other unusual qualification besides an unusual desire for high prizes.

- Author: [George Eliot](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-eliot.md)
- Book: [The Mill on the Floss](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-eliot/the-mill-on-the-floss.md)
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> Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.

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> I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.

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