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Quotes by "Jane Porter"

Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.
— Jane Porter
Tags: mirror, light, heart, happiness
Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.
— Jane Porter
Tags: happiness
Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.
— Jane Porter
Tags: setting, fine, without, virtue
Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.
— Jane Porter
Tags: flame, only, men, knowledge
Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel.
— Jane Porter
Tags: only, more, country, wisdom
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.
— Jane Porter
Tags: him, us, who, best
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