"Those possest of the greatest Virtues are always least pleas'd with the repetition of them ..."

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Source : Eliza Haywood (2004). “Fantomina and Other Works”, p.124, Broadview Press

Eliza Haywood

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“Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o'clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without.”
“It's not hard for a city like New York to create a $1.25 million fund. It's not hard for foundations to create funds that invest in diverse founders.”

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“You have to take chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war. Some say that we were brought to the verge of war. Of course we were brought to the verge of war. The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art... If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost. We've had to look it square in the face... We walked to the brink and we looked it in the face. We took strong action.”

Source : In Life 16 Jan. 1956
“After all, a beautiful woman without a mind of her own leaves her lover with no resource after he had physically enjoyed her charms.”

Source : Giacomo Casanova, Willard R. Trask (1997). “History of My Life”, p.50, JHU Press
“It is never just disagreement but always intellectual dishonesty that is the apologist's worst enemy. And its apprentice is ignorance.”
“You're never too old for anything!”

Source : "The white hot Betty White". Interview with Katie Couric, www.cbsnews.com. June 4, 2012.
“I went away, dear Agnes, loving you. I stayed away, loving you. I returned home, loving you!”
“When I see myself in the videogame it's amazing how realistic I look. This is the most authentic and realistic soccer game I have ever seen. It is like I'm looking in a mirror. The attention to detail is incredible.”

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