Those who wander in the world avowedly and purposely in pursuit of happiness, who view every scene of present joy with an eye to what may succeed, certainly are more liable to disappointment, misfortune and unhappiness, than those who give up their fate to chance and take the goods and evils of fortune as they come, without making happiness their study, or misery their foresight.
Fanny Burney... it's vastly more irksome to give up one's own way, than to hear a few impertinent remarks.
Fanny BurneyBut if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.
Fanny Burney