A man vows, and yet will not east away the.... : Quote by George Eliot

“ A man vows, and yet will not east away the means of breaking his vow. Is it that he distinctly means to break it? Not at all; but the desires which tend to break it are at work in him dimly, and make their way into his imagination, and relax his muscles in the very moments when he is telling himself over again the reasons for his vow. ”

George Eliot
  • From : Middlemarch
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