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But ignorance is happiness,When young Hope is to show the way
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Age: 36 †
Born: 1802
Born: August 14
Died: 1838
Died: October 15
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Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single.
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It is said that ridicule is the test of truth: it is never applied, but when we wish to deceive ourselves.
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Affection exaggerates its own offenses.
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Curiosity is its own suicide.
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Our first love-letter ... There is so much to be said, and which no words seems exactly to say - the dread of saying too much is so nicely balanced by the fear of saying too little. Hope borders on presumption, and fear on reproach.
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