"There is no moment like the present. The……" — Maria Edgeworth
"There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards: they will be dissipated, lost, and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of indolence."
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Maria Edgeworth
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24 Quotes by Maria Edgeworth
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The human heart, at whatever age, opens to the heart that opens in return.
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Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous.
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The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves.
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We may make our future by the best use of the present. There is no moment like the present.
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Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.
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When one illusion vanishes, another shall appear, and, still leading me forward towards an horizon that retreats as I advance,…
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An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact.
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How success changes the opinion of men!
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Artificial manners vanish the moment the natural passions are touched.
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