Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and after her marriage as Madame d'Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright. She was born in Lynn Regis, now King's Lynn, England, on 13 June 1752, to musical historian Dr. Charles Burneyand Esther Sleepe Burney. The third of six children, she was self-educated and began writing what she called her "scribblings" at the age of ten. In 1793, aged 41, she married a French exile, General Alexandre D'Arblay. Their only son,...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth13 June 1752
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There is no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.
Indeed, the freedom with which Dr Johnson condemns whatever he disapproves is astonishing.
Travelling is the ruin of all happiness. There's no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.
such is the effect of true politeness, that it banishes all restraint and embarassment.
Misery is a guest that we are glad to part with, however certain of her speedy return.
while we all desire to live long, we have all a horror of being old!
the mind naturally accommodates itself, even to the most ridiculous improprieties, if they occur frequently.
Money is the source of the greatest vice, and that nation which is most rich, is most wicked.
Far from having taken any positive step, I have not yet even fommed any resolution.
to be sure, marriage is all in all with the ladies; but with us gentlemen it's quite another thing!
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.
She [Evelina] is not, indeed, like most modern young ladies; to be known in half an hour; her modest worth, and fearful excellence, require both time and encouragement to show themselves.
To save the mind from preying inwardly upon itself, it must be encouraged to some outward pursuit. There is no other way to elude apathy, or escape discontent; none other to guard the temper from that quarrel with itself, which ultimately ends in quarreling with all mankind.
A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation.