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
time may fetch
he who finds he has wasted a shilling may by diligence hope to fetch it up again; but no repentance or industry can ever bring back one wasted hour.
time might expenses
It is the large aggregate of small things perpetually occurring that robs me of all my time. The expense of learning to read might have been spared in my education, for I never read.
time sick suffering
He who cannot find time to consult his Bible will one day find he has time to be sick; he who has no time to pray must find time to die; he who can find no time to reflect is most likely to find time to sin; he who cannot find time for repentance will find an eternity in which repentance will be of no avail; he who cannot find time to work for others may find an eternity in which to suffer for himself.
art time space
Yes, thou art ever present, power divine; not circumscribed by time, nor fixed by space, confined to altars, nor to temples bound. In wealth, in want, in freedom, or in chains, in dungeons or on thrones, the faithful find thee.
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.
heart men giving
People talk as if the act of death made a complete change in the nature, as well as in the condition of man. Death is the vehicle to another state of being, but possesses no power to qualify us for that state. In conveying us to a new world it does not give us a new heart.
goal overcoming helping
Goals help you overcome short-term problems.
violent-acts envy may
Anger is a violent act, envy a constant habit - no one can be always angry, but he may be always envious ...