Possession naturally abates the Vigour of Desire. Eliza Haywood More Quotes by Eliza Haywood More Quotes From Eliza Haywood Those Women who boast the Affections of their Admirers, have a greater share of Vanity than Love. Eliza Haywood admirer affection vanity To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject. Eliza Haywood genocide lessons firsts Most People are wretched more by the Fears of what may come, than what they endure at present. ... a manifest Contradiction to good Sense; for who, with the right use of that, wou'd lose the Enjoyment of a present Comfort, to lament a Misfortune only in Supposition; which ten to one never comes to pass. Eliza Haywood fear live-in-the-moment people Nothing can be more true, than that the greatest Boasters have the least of what they pretend to. Eliza Haywood boasters boast Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and renders us amiable in every Station, and thro' every Stage of Life. Eliza Haywood admiration charm giving The jealous have but moments of Delight for years of Pain. Eliza Haywood jealousy pain years Those who are unjust in one Thing, will be so in others. Eliza Haywood one-thing injustice unjust The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition. Eliza Haywood relief lucky unhappy These are the lords Eliza Haywood cutting sea men There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature. Eliza Haywood great-author draws quality Those possest of the greatest Virtues are always least pleas'd with the repetition of them. Eliza Haywood repetition virtue
