“tyranny and injustice always produce cunning and falsehood.”
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Maria Edgeworth
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. more
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“Justice satisfies everybody.”
Source: Frank
“how impossible it is not to laugh in some company, or to laugh in others.”
Source: The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth
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“We are all apt to think that an opinion that differs from our own is a prejudice.”
Source: Works
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Source: Works of Maria Edgeworth: Popular tales. 1823
“Promises are dangerous things to ask or to give.”
Source: Works of Maria Edgeworth: Tales of fashionable life. 1826.- -v. 7. Patronage. 1825
“The everlasting quotation-lover dotes on the husks of learning.”
Source: Harrington, and thoughts on bores, v. 17-18