Fanny Burney - From the Aging category:
But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment. (Fanny Burney)
Fanny Burney - From the Confession category:
I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess. (Fanny Burney)
Fanny Burney - From the Gender category:
-diary July 20, 1768, of a wedding... O! how short a time does it take to put an end to a woman's liberty! (Fanny Burney)
Fanny Burney - From the Prosperity category:
To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind. (Fanny Burney)
Fanny Burney - From the Shock category:
-Camilla bk. 3 ch.11 (1796) A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation. (Fanny Burney)
Fanny Burney - From the Sleep category:
I cannot sleep - great joy is as restless as great sorrow. (Fanny Burney)
Fanny Burney - From the Travel category:
-Camilla bk.4. ch.2 (1782) Travelling is the ruin of all happiness! There's no looking at a building here after seeing Italy. (Fanny Burney)
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