The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, 1876

Literature

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From George Eliot's last novel, Daniel Deronda (1876). Eliot locates the deepest source of growth not in fate or circumstance but in choice — a moral conviction her novels dramatise page by page: character is built decision by decision, and even inherited situations leave room for the will.

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George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, 1876

George Eliot'ın son romanı Daniel Deronda'dan (1876). Eliot, gelişimin en derin kaynağını kaderde ya da koşullarda değil, seçimde bulur — romanlarının sayfa sayfa sahnelediği ahlaki kanaat: Karakter karar karar örülür ve miras kalan durumlar bile iradeye alan bırakır.

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Background reading: George EliotAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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