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People who live together naturally catch the looks and air of one another and without having one feature alike, they contract a something in the whole countenance which strikes one as a resemblance.

~Frances Burney

Topics: Air Alike Another Catch Contract Countenance Feature Having Live Looks Naturally People Resemblance Something Strikes Together Which Who Whole Without

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To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion of my nearest relations? the secret thoughts of my dearest friends? my own hopes, fears, reflections and dislikes? Nobody!

~Frances Burney

Topics: Adventures Dare Dearest Dedicate Dislikes Fears Friends Hopes Interesting Must My Own Nearest Nobody Opinion Own Private Reflections Relations Reveal Secret Surprising Then Thoughts Whom Wonderful

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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.

~Frances Burney

Topics: Appearance Behaviour Cannot Characters History Least Much Natural Pleased Possibility Probable Refined Sentiments Though Truth Wish Without I Wish

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There is something in age that ever, even in its own despite, must be venerable, must create respect and to have it ill treated, is to me worse, more cruel and wicked than anything on earth.

~Frances Burney

Topics: Age Anything Create Cruel Despite Earth Even Ever Ill Me More Must Own Respect Something Than Treated Wicked Worse

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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.

~Frances Burney

Topics: Easily Mind Naturally Pleasure Prone Too Yielded

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Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure.

~Frances Burney

Topics: Imperial Kinds Most Moves Occasions

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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

~Frances Burney

Topics: Ambition Contentment Curb Diminish Enjoyment Expectation First First Step Free Increase Mind Seldom Since Step Totally Youthful

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We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean.

~Frances Burney

Topics: Above Continually Given Half Mean Opinion Reality Say Support Things Which

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: June 13th, 1752

Died: January 6th, 1840

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