Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
Alas! we makeA ladder of our thoughts, where angels step,But sleep ourselves at the foot: our high resolvesLook down upon our slumbering acts. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
Imagination is to love what gas is to the balloon-that which raises it from earth. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
I think hearts are very much like glasses. If they do not break with the first ring, they usually last a considerable time. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
the fact is, that life is too short to be occupied by aught but the present - hope and remembrance are equally a waste… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
There is no existence so content as that whose present is engrossed by employment, and whose future is filled by some strong hope, the… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
Toil is the portion of day, as sleep is that of night; but if there be one hour of the twenty-four which has the… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
Consistency is a human word, but it certainly expresses nothing human. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
We would liken music to Aladdin's lamp — worthless in itself, not so for the spirits which obey its call. We love it for… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
There is a large stock on hand; but somehow or other, nobody's experience ever suits us but our own. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share
