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It is amazing how much a thought expands and refines by being put into speech: I should think it could hardly know itself.
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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Alas! the praise given to the ear Ne'er was nor ne'er can be sincere.
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marriage is like money - seem to want it, and you never get it.
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Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.
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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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