Quote by George Eliot

It is seldom that the miserable of the world can help regarding their misery as a wrong inflicted by those who are less miserable.

It is seldom that the miserable of the world can help regard

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This quote suggests that those who are suffering and oppressed often struggle to see their own misery as an injustice caused by others who are comparatively less miserable. The quote points out the difficulty of the disadvantaged to recognize the unequal distribution of suffering and attribute it to others. It highlights the complex psychological struggle faced by the downtrodden to acknowledge the true source of their suffering, as they are often trapped in their own misery and fail to place blame on those who may have contributed to their hardships.

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