“Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington“Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached but great men resemble them not in this particular.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington“Borrowed thoughts like borrowed money only show the poverty of the borrower.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington“Genius is the gold in the mine talent is the miner that works and brings it out.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington“Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington“Virtue like a dowerless beauty has more admirers than followers.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington“The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose and the consequences are nearly always the same.”
Lady Marguerite Blessington