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Fanny Burney Quotes

Fanny Burney quotes

English Novelist June 13, 1752 – January 6, 1840

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Fanny Burney quote: "Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgement,..."
Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgement, generally gives as much pain as pleasure. Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney quote: "I cannot sleep - great joy is as restless as great sorrow."
I cannot sleep - great joy is as restless as great sorrow. Fanny Burney
A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment. Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney quote: "She [Madame Duvall] seems desirious to repair the wrongs she..."
She [Madame Duvall] seems desirious to repair the wrongs she has done, yet wishes the world to believe her blameless. Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney quote: "But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither..."
But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment. Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney quote: "Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of..."
Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed. Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney quote: "To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to..."
To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind. Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney quote: "We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have..."
We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean. Fanny Burney
Unused to the situations in which I find myself, and embarassed by the slightest difficulties, I seldom discover, till too late, how I ought to act. Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney quote: "I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess."
I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess. Fanny Burney
There is nothing", answered he, "which requires more immediate notice than impertinence, for it ever encroaches when it is tolerated. Fanny Burney

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