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“The mind, after being confined at home for a while, sends the imagination abroad in quest of new treasures; and the body may as well accompany it,”
― The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton
― The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton
“He is a gay man, my dear, to say no more; and such are the companions we wish when we join a party avowedly formed for pleasure.”
― The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton
― The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton
“Can you, who have always been used to serenity and order in a family, to rational, refined, and improving conversation, relinquish them, and launch into the whirlpool of frivolity, where the correct taste and the delicate sensibility which you possess must constantly be wounded”
― The Coquette
― The Coquette
“Indeed my friend, your own happiness and honor, require you to dissipate the cloud which hangs over your imagination.
Rise then above it; and prove yourself superior to the adverse occurrences which have befallen you. It is by surmounting difficulties, not by sinking under them, that we discover our fortitude. True courage consists not in flying from the storms of life; but in braving and steering through them with prudence. Avoid solitude. It is the bane of a disordered mind; though of great utility to a healthy one. Your once favorite amusements court your attention. Refuse not their solicitations.”
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Rise then above it; and prove yourself superior to the adverse occurrences which have befallen you. It is by surmounting difficulties, not by sinking under them, that we discover our fortitude. True courage consists not in flying from the storms of life; but in braving and steering through them with prudence. Avoid solitude. It is the bane of a disordered mind; though of great utility to a healthy one. Your once favorite amusements court your attention. Refuse not their solicitations.”
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