Special Dictionary / Quotations / Countess of Blessington, Marguerite Gardiner
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14 Quotations of Countess of Blessington, Marguerite Gardiner.
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Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the b ...2.
Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our f ...3.
Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings ...4.
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with ...5.
Happiness is a rare plant that seldom takes root on earth few ever enjoyed it, e ...6.
Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condem ...7.
Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemb ...8.
Praise is the only gift for which people are really gra ...9.
Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the conf ...10.
The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an infl ...11.
The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; ...12.
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happi ...13.
Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than fol ...14.
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic ...