An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact.

Quote by Maria Edgeworth

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How success changes the opinion of men!

How success changes the opinion of men!

The law, in our case, seems to make the right; and the very reverse ought...

The law, in our case, seems to make the right; and the very reverse ought...

The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds...

The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds...

Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart.

Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart.

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business.

Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business.

I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die.

I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die.

There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions...

There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions...

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous.

Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous.

Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug...

Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug...

The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.

The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.