The lover and the physician are each popular from the same cause - we talk to them of nothing but ourselves.
Letitia Elizabeth LandonHabit is a second nature, and what was at first pleasure, is next necessity.
Letitia Elizabeth LandonPraise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.
Letitia Elizabeth LandonFrom religion ... they will learn the only true lesson of equality - the conviction that our destinies are not in our own hands; they will see that no situation in life is without its share of suffering; - and this perpetual reference to a higher power ought equally to teach the rich humility, and the poor devotion.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon