"A little alarm now and then keeps life…" — Fanny Burney
"A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation."
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27 Quotes by Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney has 27 quotes on this site.
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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to…
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I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess.
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But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.
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There si nothing upon the face of the earth so insipid as a medium. Give me love or hate! A…
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We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean.
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People who live together naturally catch the looks and air of one another and without having one feature alike, they…
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There is something in age that ever, even in its own despite, must be venerable, must create respect and to…
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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be…
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation
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Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure
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To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion…
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Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.
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If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.
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Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife…
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Get out of control, but appear under control. It?s not bad to alarm other people, though ? it?s good for…
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It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be…
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We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.
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It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling…
— Byron Katie
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That's the purpose of stress. It's a friend. It's an alarm clock, built in to let you know that it's…
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God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that, realizes that he is in the midst,…
— F B Meyer
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Men do not like to admit to even momentary imperfection. My husband forgot the code to turn off the alarm.…
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I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I…
— Alexander Fleming
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I don't need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me.
— Ray Bradbury
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