The lapse of time during which a given event has not happened, is, in this logic of habit, constantly alleged as a reason why the event should never happen, even when the lapse of time is precisely the added condition which makes the event imminent. A man will tell you that he has worked in a mine for forty years unhurt by an accident as a reason why he should apprehend no danger, though the roof is beginning to sink...


Chapter 5 (at page 41) - Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1861)

George Eliot Quotes

The lapse of time during which a given event has not happened, is, in this logic of habit, constantly alleged as a reason why the event should never...

The lapse of time during which a given event has not happened, is, in this logic of habit, constantly alleged as a reason why the event should never...

The lapse of time during which a given event has not happened, is, in this logic of habit, constantly alleged as a reason why the event should never...

The lapse of time during which a given event has not happened, is, in this logic of habit, constantly alleged as a reason why the event should never...