Peter K. Levy
Maria Edgeworth
"We cannot judge either of the feelings or of the characters of men with perfect accuracy from their actions or their appearance in public; it is from their careless conversations, their half-finished sentences, that we may hope with the greatest probability of success to discover their real characters."
— Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) Castle Rackrent, preface (1800)
Image: ["I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow." — Mr. Darcy] Portrait of Humphrey Davy by Thomas Lawrence (c. 1821)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-03-29
Maria Edgeworth
"We cannot judge either of the feelings or of the characters of men with perfect accuracy from their actions or their appearance in public; it is from their careless conversations, their half-finished sentences, that we may hope with the greatest probability of success to discover their real characters."
— Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) Castle Rackrent, preface (1800)
Image: ["I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow." — Mr. Darcy] Portrait of Humphrey Davy by Thomas Lawrence (c. 1821)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-03-29