Jane Porter
Jane Porter
Jane Porterwas an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 January 1776
CountryIreland
law voice may
Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is the guardian of what it commands; and is the only sure defence of happiness.
humility mind noble
There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.
hands long grace
Virtue, without the graces, is like a rich diamond unpolished--it hardly looks better than a common pebble; but when the hand of the master rubs off the roughness, and forms the sides into a thousand brilliant surfaces, it is then that we acknowledge its worth, admire its beauty, and long to wear it in our bosoms.
virtue fine nobility
Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem
perfection shining soul
The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.
spiritual guilt
Guilt is a spiritual Rubicon.
heart feet tears
Lachrymal counsellors, with one foot in the cave of despair, and the other invading the peace of their friends, are the paralyzers of action, the pests of society, and the subtlest homicides in the world; they poison with a tear; and convey a dagger to the heart while they press you to their bosoms.
coward looks valor
If cowardice were not so completely a coward as to be unable to look steadily upon the effects of courage, he would find that there is no refuge so sure as dauntless valor.
confidence people failing
Where there is any good disposition, confidence begets faithfulness; but distrust, if it do not produce treachery; never fails to destroy every inclination to evince fidelity. Most people disdain to clear themselves from the accusations of mere suspicion.
heart credit crime
The pure in heart are slow to credit calumnies, because they hardly comprehend what motives can be inducements to the alleged crimes.
anxiety doubt fruit
The doubts of love are never to be wholly overcome; they grow with its various anxieties, timidities, and tenderness, and are the very fruits of the reverence in which the admired object is beheld.
merit honest flattery
The flatterer easily insinuates himself into the closet, while honest merit stands shivering in the hall or antechamber.
beautiful heart mean
Any base heart can devise means of vileness, and affix the ugly shapings of its own fancy to the actions of those around him; but it requires loftiness of mind, and the heaven-born spirit of virtue, to imagine greatness where it is not, and to deck the sordid objects of nature in the beautiful robes of loveliness and light.
sensual cups poison
When the cup of any sensual pleasure is drained to the bottom, there is always poison in the dregs.