What did Mary Russell Mitford mean by: To think of playing cricket for hard cash! Money and gentility would ruin any pastime under the sun. Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England Copy
A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Art, Authenticity, Realism, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
+ There is no running away from a great grief. Author, August 23, 2023January 2, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Acceptance, Grief, Resilience, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
+ Nothing so pretty to look at as my garden! Author, August 31, 2023January 2, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Beauty, Nature, Pride, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
Well, great authors are great people – but I believe that they are best seen at a distance. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Admiration, Isolation, Perspective, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] Her sweetness of character is even beyond her genius. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Character, Genius, Sweetness, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Admiration, Folly, Preference, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
Trees and children are, of all living things, those whose growth soonest makes one feel one’s age. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Nature, Reflection, Youth, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
+ Friendship is the bread of the heart. Author, August 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Connection, Emotion, Nourishment, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
When we lavish our money we rob our heir; when we merely save it we rob ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
