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Henry Mackenzie Quotes

What signifies sadness, sir; a man grows lean on it Picture Quote #1

It is only from the belief of the goodness and wisdom of a supreme being, that our calamities can be borne in the manner which becomes a man Picture Quote #1

Mankind in the gross is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived and has seldom been disappointed Picture Quote #1

There are two distinct sorts of what we call bashfulness; this, the awkwardness of a booby, which a few steps into the world will convert into the pertness of a coxcomb; that, a consciousness, which the most delicate feelings produce, and the most extensive knowledge cannot always remove Picture Quote #1

Pedantry, in the common acceptation of the word, means an absurd ostentation of learning, and stiffness of phraseology, proceeding from a misguided knowledge of books and a total ignorance of men Picture Quote #1

It is from the remembrance of joys we have lost that the arrows of affliction are pointed Picture Quote #1

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Indeed, I have observed one ingredient, somewhat necessary in a man’s composition towards happiness, which people of feeling would do well to acquire; a certain respect for the follies of mankind: for there are so many fools whom the opinion of the world entitles to regard, whom accident has placed in heights of which they are unworthy, that he who cannot restrain his contempt or indignation at the sight will be too often quarrelling with the disposal of things to relish that share which is allotted to himself Picture Quote #1

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What signifies sadness, sir; a man grows lean on it (Henry Mackenzie Quotes) It is only from the belief of the goodness and wisdom of a supreme being, that our calamities can be borne in the manner which becomes a man (Henry Mackenzie Quotes) Mankind in the gross is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived and has seldom been disappointed (Henry Mackenzie Quotes) There are two distinct sorts of what we call bashfulness; this, the awkwardness of a booby, which a few steps into the world will convert into the pertness of a coxcomb; that, a consciousness, which the most delicate feelings produce, and the most extensive knowledge cannot always remove (Henry Mackenzie Quotes) Pedantry, in the common acceptation of the word, means an absurd ostentation of learning, and stiffness of phraseology, proceeding from a misguided knowledge of books and a total ignorance of men (Henry Mackenzie Quotes) It is from the remembrance of joys we have lost that the arrows of affliction are pointed (Henry Mackenzie Quotes) Indeed, I have observed one ingredient, somewhat necessary in a man’s composition towards happiness, which people of feeling would do well to acquire; a certain respect for the follies of mankind: for there are so many fools whom the opinion of the world entitles to regard, whom accident has placed in heights of which they are unworthy, that he who cannot restrain his contempt or indignation at the sight will be too often quarrelling with the disposal of things to relish that share which is allotted to himself (Henry Mackenzie Quotes)