Hester Thrale

Quotes

• “'Tis never for their wisdom that one loves the wisest, or for their wit that one loves the wittiest; 'tis for benevolence, and virtue, and honest fondness, one loves people; the other qualities make one proud of loving them too.”
• “A physician can sometimes parry the scythe of death, but has no power over the sand in the hourglass.”
• “Women bear Crosses better than Men do, but bear Surprizes – worse.”
• “The tree of deepest root is foundLeast willing still to quit the ground;'Twas therefore said by ancient sages,That love of life increased with years.So much, that in our latter stages,When pains grow sharp and sickness rages,The greatest love of life appears.”

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