Hannah More
Hannah More
Hannah Morewas an English religious writer and philanthropist. She can be said to have made three reputations in the course of her long life: as a poet and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, as a writer on moral and religious subjects, and as a practical philanthropist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth2 February 1745
crime-and-criminals crimes dignity pursued reach small
Small habits, well pursued betimes, May reach the dignity of crimes (Florio)
nice soul thrones
Glory darts her soul-pervading ray on thrones and cottages, regardless still of all the artificial nice distinctions vain human customs make.
forgiveness heartbroken anger
Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.
knowledge appreciate important
It is not so important to know everything as to know the exact value of everything, to appreciate what we learn and to arrange what we know.
mistake lying exercise
We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.
gentleness
Gentleness is the outgrowth of benignity.
daughter spring home
Subduing and subdued, the petty strife, Which clouds the colour of domestic life; The sober comfort, all the peace which springs From the large aggregate of little things; On these small cares of daughter, wife or friend, The almost sacred joys of home depend.
atheist agony mind
In agony or danger, no nature is atheist. The mind that knows not what to fly to, flies to God.
royalty virtue manners
To be good and disagreeable is high treason against the royalty of virtue.
practice understanding doctrine
Sound economy is a sound understanding brought into action; it is calculation realized; it is the doctrine of proportion reduced to practice; it is foreseeing contingencies, and providing against them.
kindness offence unkindness
A small unkindness is a great offence.
kings people crowns
A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!
desire want forget
Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.
hard-work people tasks
It is a sober truth that people who live only to amuse themselves work harder at the task than most people do in earning their daily bread.