We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for w…

George Eliot
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We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibres of our nerves. ✨ George Eliot (2016). The Lifted Veil: Top Novelist Focus, p.28, 谷月社
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We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibres of our nerves. ✨ George Eliot (2016). The Lifted Veil: Top Novelist Focus, p.28, 谷月社

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