"People are always willing to follow advice when……" — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
"People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes."
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Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
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30 Quotes by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington has 30 quotes on this site.
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It is a sad thing to look at happiness only through another's eyes.
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Tears fell from my eyes - yes, weak and foolish as it now appears to me, I wept for my…
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Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life…
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The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same.
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Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.
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Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.
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Religion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.
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In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to…
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There is no magician like love.
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Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that…
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Those who are formed to win general admiration are seldom calculated to bestow individual happiness.
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Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.
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If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.
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Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his…
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The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner…
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When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the…
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We do not draw conclusions with our eyes, but with our reasoning powers, and if the whole of the rest…
— August Weismann
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All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved…
— John Cassian
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Notice carefully every word here. It is not our prayer which draws Jesus into our hearts. Nor is it our…
— Ole Hallesby
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From the day of Pentecost until the present time, it has been necessary to be of one accord in prayer…
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I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer…
— Charles Spurgeon
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This country can have no more democracy than it accords and guarantees to the humblest and weakest citizen.
— James Weldon Johnson
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Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight...…
— Sun Tzu
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Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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