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
Hannah More quotes about
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.
spring littles comfort
The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.
spring half misery
Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs.
god desire gift-from-god
All desire the gifts of God, but they do not desire God.
funny women memorable
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
expectations desire possession
Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it.
desire want forget
Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.
goal overcoming helping
Goals help you overcome short-term problems.
violent-acts envy may
Anger is a violent act, envy a constant habit - no one can be always angry, but he may be always envious ...
rose long lasts
The roses of pleasure seldom last long enough to adorn the brow of him who plucks them; for they are the only roses which do not retain their sweetness after they have lost their beauty.
exercise meditation care
It is an excellent sign, that after the cares and labors of the day, you can return to your pious exercises and meditations with undiminished attention.
integrity secret tests
Proportion and propriety are among the best secrets of domestic wisdom; and there is no surer test of integrity than a well-proportioned expenditure.
fancy bears martyr
When we read, we fancy we could be martyrs; when we come to act, we cannot bear a provoking word.
heart luxury vices
Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are, and silently as they throw their silken chains about the heart, enslave it more than the most active and turbulent vices