"Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without…" — Jane Porter
"Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem"
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15 Quotes by Jane Porter
Jane Porter has 15 quotes on this site.
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The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.
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I never yet heard man or woman much abused that I was not inclined to think the better of them,…
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Yet happiness isn't something you chase, it's something you are. It's something you think, it's something you believe.
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Don't live to please others. Don't think everyone else knows what's right or true. Listen to yourself, and be true…
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Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only…
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Guilt is a spiritual Rubicon.
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The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.
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Our griefs, as well as our joys, owe their strongest colors to our imaginations. There is nothing so grievous to…
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Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.
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Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.
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Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.
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People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to…
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I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine.
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Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories.
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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
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A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
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