Eliza Haywood famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition.
-- Eliza Haywood

#Unhappy #Relief #Lucky
Possession naturally abates the Vigour of Desire ...
-- Eliza Haywood

#Desire #Possession
The jealous have but moments of Delight for years of Pain.
-- Eliza Haywood

#Jealousy #Pain #Years
those who are unjust in one Thing, will be so in others ...
-- Eliza Haywood

#Unjust #Injustice
most People are wretched more by the Fears of what may come, than what they endure at present. ... a manifest Contradiction to good Sense; for who, with the right use of that, wou'd lose the Enjoyment of a present Comfort, to lament a Misfortune only in Supposition; which ten to one never comes to pass ...
-- Eliza Haywood

#Fear #People #Live In The Moment
Nothing can be more true, than that the greatest Boasters have the least of what they pretend to.
-- Eliza Haywood

#Boasters #Boast
those Women who boast the Affections of their Admirers, have a greater share of Vanity than Love ...
-- Eliza Haywood

#Vanity #Affection #Admirer
These are the lords That have bought titles: men may merchandise Wares, ay and traffic in all commodities From sea to sea, and from shore to shore: But in my thought, of all things that are sold, 'Tis pity honor should be bought for gold: It cuts off all desert.
-- Eliza Haywood

#Cutting #Men #Sea
There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature.
-- Eliza Haywood

#Quality #Draws #Great Author
To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject.
-- Eliza Haywood

#Lessons #Firsts #Given
Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and renders us amiable in every Station, and thro' every Stage of Life.
-- Eliza Haywood

#Giving #Admiration #Charm
Those possest of the greatest Virtues are always least pleas'd with the repetition of them ...
-- Eliza Haywood

#Virtue #Repetition

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