Love in France is a comedy; ...

Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama.
Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama.
 Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

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You can't break poor people mentality. Once you grow up poor, you don't take anything for granted. It can have the negative side also because you can never truly be relaxed.
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The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.
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I think society had to grow up to the mentality of Peter Norman.
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Quotes from the same author

A mother's love! O holy, boundless thing! Fountain whose waters never cease to spring!
 Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.
 Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.
 Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.
 Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.
 Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington