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“Surfeits kill more than fasting does.” DoeEatingFasting Book:The letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple Source: The letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple
“I do not know that ever I desired anything earnestly in my life but 'twas denied me, and I am many times afraid to wish a thing merely lest my fortune should take that occasion to use me ill.” KnowsShouldUseWishFearFortuneIllOccasionsDeniedUsing Me Book:Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54 Source: Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54
“I find so many things to fear and so few to hope.” Fear Book:Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54 Source: Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54
“Tis an admirable thing to see how some people will labour to find out terms that may obscure a plain sense, like a gentleman I knew, who would never say 'the weather grew cold,' but that 'winter begins to salute us.' I have no patience for such coxcombs.” PeopleMayLanguageTermGrewColdSpeechWinterWeatherGentlemanLabourObscureAdmirableSaluteNo PatienceI Have No Patience Author:Dorothy Osborne
“Will the kindness of this letter excuse the shortness of it?” KindnessLettersExcuseShortness Book:Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54 Source: Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54
“To marry for love were no reproachful thing if we did not see that of ten thousand couples that do it, hardly one can be brought for an example that it may be done and not repented afterwards.” IfsMayDoneMarriageExampleCoupleThousandTen Book:The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple Source: The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple
“What an age do we live in, when 'tis a miracle if in ten couples that are married, two of them live so as not to publish to the world that they cannot agree.” IfsWorldTwoAgeMarriageCoupleTenMarriedMiracleAgreePublish Book:Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54 Source: Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54
“All letters, methinks, should be free and easy as one's discourse, not studied, as an oration, nor made up of hard words like a charm.” ShouldMadeHardEasyLettersCharmDiscourseHard Words Author:Dorothy Osborne
“But 'tis a sad thing that all one's happiness is only that the world does not know you are miserable.” KnowsWorldDoeMiserableSad Things Author:Dorothy Osborne