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Jane Porter
Irish
Novelist
Born:
1776
Died:
1850
Another
Dislike
Him
Think
Truth
Without
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Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.
Jane Porter
Knowledge
Men
Flame
Lamp
Other
Our
Ourselves
Imparting
Only
Lighting
Without
Any
Candles
Depriving
I never yet heard man or woman much abused that I was not inclined to think the better of them, and to transfer the suspicion or dislike to the one who found pleasure in pointing out the defects of another.
Jane Porter
Man
Woman
Better
Think
Pleasure
Out
Pointing
Never
Abuse
Another
Heard
Suspicion
Transfer
Dislike
Them
Much
Who
Inclined
Found
Defects
People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed. The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.
Jane Porter
Truth
Truth Is
People
Think
Ought
Astonished
Those
Apt
Judges
Understand
None
Always
Motives
Fit
Sublime
Conduct
Greatness
Very
Capable
Who
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.
Jane Porter
Best
Ourselves
Him
Us
Manner
Who
Resembling
Injured
The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you.
Jane Porter
You
Dance
Will
Lose
Slip
Ring
Bear
Through
Brute
Sort
Mob
Nose
Hold
While
Turn
Should
Your
Even
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