The large and rapid fortunes by which vulgar and ignorant people become possessed of splendid houses, splendidly furnished, do not of course, give them the feelings and manners of gentle folks. Fanny Kemble More Quotes by Fanny Kemble More Quotes From Fanny Kemble I am persuaded that we are all surrounded by an atmosphere - a separate, sensitive, distinct envelope extending some distance from our visible persons - and whenever my invisible atmosphere is invaded, it affects my whole nervous system. The proximity of any bodies but those I love best is unendurable to my body. Fanny Kemble atmosphere distance love-is I never desire to know anything of the detail of political measures, lest even those which I think best should lose anything of their intrinsic value to me, by seeing what low, paltry, personal motives and base machinery and dirty hands have helped to bring them about. Fanny Kemble hands dirty thinking Yesterday morning I amused myself with an exercise of a talent I once possessed, but have so neglected that my performance might almost be called an experiment. I cut out a dress for one of the women. Fanny Kemble cutting exercise morning The drama is the looking-glass in which we see the hideousness of vice and the beauties of virtue. Fanny Kemble glasses vices drama Christmas is a season of such infinite labour, as well as expense in the shopping and present-making line, that almost every woman I know is good for nothing in purse and person for a month afterwards, done up physically, and broken down financially. Fanny Kemble shopping christmas broken Maids must be wives, and mothers, to fulfil Fanny Kemble wife mother memorable The whole gamut of good and evil is in every human being, certain notes, from stronger original quality or most frequent use, appearing to form the whole character; but they are only the tones most often heard. The whole scale is in every soul, and the notes most seldom heard will on rare occasions make themselves audible. Fanny Kemble soul evil character Though the Negroes are fed, clothed, and housed, and though the Irish peasant is starved, naked, and roofless, the bare name of freemen-the lordship over his own person, the power to choose and will-are blessings beyond food, raiment, or shelter; possessing which, the want of every comfort of life is yet more tolerable than their fullest enjoyment without them. Fanny Kemble blessing names comfort The vast concourse of people who had assembled to witness the triumphant arrival of the successful travellers was of the lowest orders of mechanics and artisans, among whom great distress and a dangerous spirit of discontent with the government at that time prevailed. Fanny Kemble government successful order I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new. Fanny Kemble rowing has-beens rivers children are made of eyes and ears, and nothing, however minute, escapes their microscopic observation. Fanny Kemble eye ears children The master's irresponsible power has no such bound. Fanny Kemble irresponsible bounds masters The plodding thrift and scrupulous integrity and long-winded patient industry of our business men of the last century are out of fashion in these "giddy-paced" times, and England is forgetting that those who make haste to be rich can hardly avoid much temptation and some sin. Fanny Kemble fashion business integrity Assuredly of all earthly conditions uncertainty is the most unblest. Fanny Kemble conditions uncertainty A great number of the women are victims to falling of the womb and weakness in the spine; but these are necessary results of their laborious existence, and do not belong either to climate or constitution. Fanny Kemble weakness numbers fall They frequently find the truth who do not seek it, they who do, frequently lose it. Fanny Kemble loses truth In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live. Fanny Kemble discomfort servant worst I have been taking my daily walk round the island, and visited the sugar mill and the threshing mill again. Fanny Kemble mills sugar islands My chief time for reading is at night while brushing my hair before I go to bed, and as you may suppose, but little profit and pleasure can be derived from such mere sips at the well of knowledge. 'Tis a great privation to me, for my desire for information increases instead of diminishing, and I look forward with great anxiety to the time when I can improve my poor neglected mind and learn some of the few exhaustless store of things which I wish to know. Fanny Kemble reading hair night Politics of all sorts, I confess, are far beyond my limited powers of comprehension. Those of this country as far as I have been able to observe, resolve themselves into two great motives. The aristocratic desire of elevation and separation, and the democratic desire of demolishing and levelling. Fanny Kemble desire two country
