Hannah More
Hannah More
Hannah Morewas an English religious writer and philanthropist. She can be said to have made three reputations in the course of her long life: as a poet and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, as a writer on moral and religious subjects, and as a practical philanthropist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth2 February 1745
Hannah More quotes about
evil forgiving resentment
Resentment is an evil so costly to our peace that we should find it more cheap to forgive even were it no more right.
evil laziness may
Life though a short, is a working day. Activity may lead to evil; but inactivity cannot be led to good.
two evil world
There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.
two evil may
Of two evils, had not an author better be tedious than superficial! From an overflowing vessel you may gather more, indeed, than you want, but from an empty one you can gather nothing.
long evil done
Where evil may be done, it is right to ponder; where only suffered, know the shortest pause is much too long.
evil abuse language
The abuse of terms has at all times been an evil.
fashion opposites evil
Among the many evils which prevail under the sun, the abuse of words is not the least considerable. By the influence of time, and the perversion of fashion, the plainest and most unequivocal may be so altered, as to have a meaning assigned them almost diametrically opposite to their original signification.
god desire gift-from-god
All desire the gifts of God, but they do not desire God.
mother grateful heart
I am persuaded that there is no affection of the human heart more exquisitely pure, than that which is felt by a grateful son towards a mother ...
crime-and-criminals crimes dignity pursued reach small
Small habits, well pursued betimes, May reach the dignity of crimes (Florio)
funny women memorable
Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.
expectations desire possession
Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it.
desire want forget
Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.
heart perfection selfishness
Our infinite obligations to God do not fill our hearts half as much as a petty uneasiness of our own; nor His infinite perfections as much as our smallest wants.