Fanny Burney Quotes

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• A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase…
• I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess.
• But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.
• There si nothing upon the face of the earth so insipid as a medium. Give me love or hate! A friend that will go to…
• We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean.
• People who live together naturally catch the looks and air of one another and without having one feature alike, they contract a something in the…
• There is something in age that ever, even in its own despite, must be venerable, must create respect and to have it ill treated, is…
• I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are…
• The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation
• Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure
• To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion of my nearest relations? the…
• Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.
• For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one has so much to do, in looking about and finding out one's acquaintance,…
• You must learn not only to judge but to act for yourself.
• A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation.
• To save the mind from preying inwardly upon itself, it must be encouraged to some outward pursuit.
• How little has situation to do with happiness. The happy individual uses their intelligence to realise things could be worse and therefore is grateful and…
• To have some account of my thoughts, manners, acquaintance and actions, when the hour arrives in which time is more nimble than memory, is the…
• To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.
• O! how short a time does it take to put an end to a woman's liberty!

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