“Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood which must generally have led to imprudence. She had an excellent heart;—her disposition was affectionate, and her feelings were strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and which one of her sisters had resolved never to be taught.”
― Sense and Sensibility
― Sense and Sensibility
“You have too much respect upon the world; They lose it that do buy it with much care”
― The Merchant of Venice
― The Merchant of Venice
“Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame.”
― Through the Ever Night
― Through the Ever Night
“She was stronger alone; and her own good sense so well supported her, that her firmness was as unshaken, her appearance of cheerfulness as invariable, as, with regrets so poignant and so fresh, it was possible for them to be.”
― Sense and Sensibility
― Sense and Sensibility
“Sometimes one is guided by what they say of themselves, and very frequently by what other people say of them, without giving oneself time to deliberate and judge."
-Elinor Dashwood”
― Sense and Sensibility
-Elinor Dashwood”
― Sense and Sensibility
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