... it's vastly more irksome to give up one's own way, than to hear a few impertinent remarks.
Fanny BurneyWe continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean.
Fanny Burneysuch is the effect of true politeness, that it banishes all restraint and embarassment.
Fanny BurneyA youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.
Fanny BurneyYou must not sneeze. If you have a vehement cold you must take no notice of it; if your nose membranes feel a great irritation you must hold your breath; if a sneeze still insists upon making its way you must oppose it keeping your teeth grinding together; if the violence of the pulse breaks some blood-vessel you must break the blood-vessel -- but not sneeze.
Fanny Burney