"... what will not the heart endure ere it will voluntarily surrender the hoarded treasure of its love to the cold dictates of reason or the stern voice of duty!"

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Source : Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (1841). “The inheritance, by the author of Marriage. By the author of 'Marriage'. Revised by the author”, p.146

Susan Edmonstone Ferrier

#Heart Quotes #Cold Quotes #Surrender Quotes

“The losses are good... if you learn something.”
“Winning is very important to me, but at the end of the day, even if I lose, as long as I know I gave it everything I had, there's no shame in that.”
“There is nothing more powerful than a new idea in the hands of a social entrepreneur”
“It's too bad that our bodies wear out while our interests are just as strong as ever.”
“The reality is that we are all economists. We all deal with scarcity as we make choices and calculate how to ration various items and resources that we consume, produce and utilize.”
“No one contends that the other Amendments that preserve rights of 'the people' -the First, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth-do not preserve individuals' rights. The same must be true of the Second.”
“When youâ€™re in love you donâ€™t have to do a damn thing. You can just be. You can just stay quiet in the world. You donâ€™t have to move an inch.”
“The stage is my comfort zone, and playing live is what I've always wanted to do. It's why I want to do two hundred dates a year. I wouldn't feel that way if I were nervous onstage.”

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