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Maria Edgeworth, born on January 1, 1768, and died on May 22, 1849, was an outstanding Irish novelist. Her works are known for their delicate psychological portrayals and profound insights into social issues, which had a profound impact on 19th-century British literature.

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Famous Maria Edgeworth Quotes

“Young ladies who think of nothing but dress, public amusements, and forming what they call high connexions, are undoubtedly most easily managed, by the fear of what the world will say of them.”

Thinking World Young Dresses Amusement Young Ladies Connexion

Book:Works

Source: Works

“In marrying, a man does not, to be sure, marry his wife's mother; and yet a prudent man, when he begins to think of the daughter, would look sharp at the mother; ay, and back to the grandmother too, and along the whole female line of ancestry.”

Thinking Men Looks Doe Whole Mother Lines Wife Daughter Female Grandmother Ancestry Prudent Marrying

Author:Maria Edgeworth

“Our pleasures in literature do not, I think, decline with age; last 1st of January was my eighty-second birthday, and I think that I had as much enjoyment from books as I ever had in my life.”

Thinking Book Age Lasts Literature Pleasure Enjoyment Decline Eighty January

Book:The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth

Source: The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth

“Books only spoil the originality of genius. Very well for those who can't think for themselves - But when one has made up one's opinions, there is no use in reading.”

Thinking Wells Made Book Use Reading Opinion Genius Originality Reading Books Spoil Book Reading

Book:Works

Source: Works

“you've always been living on prospects; for my part, I'd rather have a mole-hill in possession than a mountain in prospect.”

Thinking Mountain Expectations Possession Hills Living On Wishful Thinking Prospects Moles

Book:Works of Maria Edgeworth: Harrington. Ormond. 1825

Source: Works of Maria Edgeworth: Harrington. Ormond. 1825

“We are all apt to think that an opinion that differs from our own is a prejudice.”

Thinking Opinion Prejudice

Book:Works

Source: Works

“The labor of thinking was so great to me, that having once come to a conclusion upon any subject, I would rather persist in it, right or wrong, than be at the trouble of going over the process again to revise and rectify my judgment.”

Thinking Process Trouble Subjects Judgment Labor Conclusion Persist Rectify

Book:Works

Source: Works

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1768
Died: May 22, 1849
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 89

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The Life and Letters of Maria EdgeworthRelated source material

Works of Maria Edgeworth: Popular tales. 1823Related source material

Works of Maria Edgeworth: Tales of fashionable life. 1826.- -v. 7. Patronage. 1825Related source material

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