"I cannot sleep - great joy is as…" — Fanny Burney

"I cannot sleep - great joy is as restless as great sorrow."

— Fanny Burney

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27 Quotes by Fanny Burney

Fanny Burney has 27 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to…
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…
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…
There is something in age that ever, even in its own despite, must be venerable, must create respect and to…
I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be…
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…
Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.

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More Cannot Sleep Quotes

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The importance of insomnia is so colossal that I am tempted to define man as the animal who cannot sleep.… — Emile M. Cioran
He that is thy friend indeed, - He will help thee in thy need: - If thou sorrow, he will… — Richard Barnfield
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that, considering… — Thomas Jefferson
But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near. — William Henry Davies
It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep. — John Cage
When I feel well and in a good humour, or when I am taking a drive or walking after a… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I cannot sleep for dreaming; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I'd find… — Arthur Miller
Truth is not something you can appropriate easily and quickly. You certainly cannot sleep or dream yourself to the truth.… — Soren Kierkegaard
My secret is I cannot go to bed, I cannot sleep, if my bed is not made before I go… — Kevin Jonas
A man cannot sleep in his cradle: whatever is useful must in the nature of life become useless. — Walter Lippmann
Children, pray for the good of everyone. We should pray to God to give a good mind even to those… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Thank God for sleep! And when you cannot sleep, still thank Him that you live to lie awake. — William Arthur Dunkerley

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