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Anna Jameson Quotes

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself Picture Quote #1

What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind, for the moment realizes itself Picture Quote #1

In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil Picture Quote #1

A bond is necessary to complete our being, only we must be careful that the bond does not become bondage Picture Quote #1

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side Picture Quote #1

We must be careful that the bond of wedlock does not become bondage Picture Quote #1

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A king or a prince becomes by accident a part of history. A poet or an artist becomes by nature and necessity a part of universal humanity Picture Quote #1

Chill penury weighs down the heart itself; and though it sometimes be endured with calmness, it is but the calmness of despair Picture Quote #1

Talk without truth is the hollow brass; talk without love is like the tinkling cymbal, and when it does not tinkle it jingles, and when it does not jingle, it jars Picture Quote #1

The moment one begins to solder right and wrong together, one’s conscience becomes like a piece of plated goods Picture Quote #1

He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his own Picture Quote #1

All government, all exercise of power, no matter in what form, which is not based in love and directed by knowledge, is a tyranny Picture Quote #1

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As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it the rest of the character Picture Quote #1

The intellect of woman bears the same relationship to that of man as her physical organization; it is inferior in power and different in kind Picture Quote #1

As the eye becomes blinded by fashion to positive deformity, so, through social conventionalism, the conscience becomes blinded to positive immorality Picture Quote #1

Conflict, which rouses up the best and highest powers in some characters, in others not only jars the whole being, but paralyzes the faculties Picture Quote #1

Reputation is but a synonyme of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters Picture Quote #1

Blessed is the memory of those who have kept themselves unspotted from the world. Yet more blessed and more dear the memory of those who have kept themselves unspotted in the world Picture Quote #1

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In our relations with the people around us, we forgive them more readily for what they do, which they can help, than for what they are, which they cannot help Picture Quote #1

In the art of design, color is to form what verse is to prose, a more harmonious and luminous vehicle of the thought Picture Quote #1

What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, changes one frame of mind and for the moment realizes itself Picture Quote #1

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather Picture Quote #1

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The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself (Anna Jameson Quotes) What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind, for the moment realizes itself. (Anna Jameson Quotes) In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil. (Anna Jameson Quotes) A bond is necessary to complete our being, only we must be careful that the bond does not become bondage (Anna Jameson Quotes) All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side (Anna Jameson Quotes) We must be careful that the bond of wedlock does not become bondage (Anna Jameson Quotes) A king or a prince becomes by accident a part of history. A poet or an artist becomes by nature and necessity a part of universal humanity (Anna Jameson Quotes) Chill penury weighs down the heart itself; and though it sometimes be endured with calmness, it is but the calmness of despair (Anna Jameson Quotes) Talk without truth is the hollow brass; talk without love is like the tinkling cymbal, and when it does not tinkle it jingles, and when it does not jingle, it jars (Anna Jameson Quotes) The moment one begins to solder right and wrong together, one’s conscience becomes like a piece of plated goods (Anna Jameson Quotes) He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his own (Anna Jameson Quotes) All government, all exercise of power, no matter in what form, which is not based in love and directed by knowledge, is a tyranny (Anna Jameson Quotes) As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it the rest of the character (Anna Jameson Quotes) The intellect of woman bears the same relationship to that of man as her physical organization; it is inferior in power and different in kind (Anna Jameson Quotes) As the eye becomes blinded by fashion to positive deformity, so, through social conventionalism, the conscience becomes blinded to positive immorality (Anna Jameson Quotes) Conflict, which rouses up the best and highest powers in some characters, in others not only jars the whole being, but paralyzes the faculties (Anna Jameson Quotes) Reputation is but a synonyme of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters (Anna Jameson Quotes) Blessed is the memory of those who have kept themselves unspotted from the world. Yet more blessed and more dear the memory of those who have kept themselves unspotted in the world (Anna Jameson Quotes) In our relations with the people around us, we forgive them more readily for what they do, which they can help, than for what they are, which they cannot help (Anna Jameson Quotes) In the art of design, color is to form what verse is to prose, a more harmonious and luminous vehicle of the thought (Anna Jameson Quotes) What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, changes one frame of mind and for the moment realizes itself (Anna Jameson Quotes) Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather (Anna Jameson Quotes)