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George Eliot Quotes: That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own wrong-doing.
         

That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own wrong-doing.


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This page presents the quote "That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own wrong-doing.". Author of this quote is George Eliot. This quote is about punishment, yoke,.