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none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.

Jane Porter

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Jane Porter
Age: 74 †
Born: 1776
Born: January 17
Died: 1850
Died: May 24
Novelist
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Durham
England
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Greatness

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Beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must be understood that it is not the mere shell that we admire we are attracted by the idea that this shell is only a beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within. The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.
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I never yet heard man or woman much abused, that I was not inclined to think the better of them and to transfer any suspicion or dislike, to the person who appeared to take delight in pointing out the defects of a fellow-creature.
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