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George Meredith Quotes

Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.
George Meredith

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Type:
Novelist Quotes
Category:
English Novelist Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 12, 1828
Date of Death:
May 18, 1909
Nationality:
English
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Quote Keywords:

Approaches, Felicity, Object, Obligation, Possessed, Possession, Without
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