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Hester Chapone Quotes

1727–1801 England

Hester Chapone (Mulso) (27 October 1727, Twywell, Northamptonshire – 1801), writer of conduct books for women, was the daughter of a gentleman of Northamptonshire. She was married to a solicitor and quickly widowed, after which she took up a career as a writer.

England

Also known as: Chapone, Hester

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If you consider that the constant tenor of the gospel precepts is to promote love, peace, and good-will amongst men, you will not doubt that the cultivation of an amiable disposition is a great part of your religious duty; since nothing leads more directly to the breach of charity, and to the injury and molestation of our fellow-creatures than the indulgence of an ill- temper.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Hester Chapone (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.