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Geraldine Jewsbury was an English novelist born on August 22, 1812, and died on September 23, 1880. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and social commentary.

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Famous Geraldine Jewsbury Quotes

“One's conscience reproaches one much more stingingly for one's follies than one's crimes.”

Crime Conscience Folly Reproach

Book:Selections from the Letters of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury to Jane Welsh Carlyle

Source: Selections from the Letters of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury to Jane Welsh Carlyle

“society ... is tolerant of crimes, and long suffering with dullness, but it shows no mercy to those who are different from other people.”

People Long Different Shows Suffering Crime Mercy Dullness Long Suffering

Book:Zoe: The History of Two Lives

Source: Zoe: The History of Two Lives

About the Author

Born: August 22, 1812
Died: September 23, 1880
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 13

Books & Sources

Zoe: The History of Two LivesRelated source material

Selections from the Letters of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury to Jane Welsh CarlyleRelated source material

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