Ethel Churchill (or The Two Brides) Quotes
Literary works|Ethel Churchill, Historical novels, Works by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Top Quotes
“Power is a debt to the people :”
“Real feeling is shy of expression;”
“Farewell's a bitter word to say. ”
“—one woman—always knows how to plague another;”
“A friend is never alarmed for us in the right place.”
“It is strange what society will endure from its idols.”
“It merely shews, after all, that affection is a habit.”
“For nothing like the weary step
Betrays the weary heart.”
“[Chapter title]:{of death} The Usual Destiny of the Imagination”
“Moreover, the habits of business are the most enduring of any; …”
“Only by looking up, can we see heaven. Chapter 33”
“Who ever said one-half of all that seemed in absence so easy to say ?”
“[From Sir Jasper Meredith]: Human enjoyment is all too dearly atoned.”
“For a wonder, two ladies were actually punctual to an appointment : …”
“If ever we forgive another's celebrity, it is when it fulfils our own prophecy.”
“Nothing can be permitted to the few ; rights and advantages were sent for all …”
“A woman's first look is at the dress of her friend, and her second word is of jt.”
“We may, we ought, to be merciful to others ; to ourselves, we should be only just.”
“Ah, we never know how dearly we loved our friends until the grave has closed over them.”
“… and, alas ! for human nature, envy will always delight in inflicting mortification.”