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Hester Thrale Quotes

1741–1821 United Kingdom

Hester Lynch Thrale, née Hester Lynch Salusbury, (January 16, 1741 – May 2, 1821) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts, and a friend and biographer of Dr. Johnson.

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Also known as: Hester Lynch Thrale

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Women bear crosses better than men do, but they bear surprises worse.

A physician can sometimes parry the scythe of death, but has no power over the sand in the hourglass.

The tree of deepest root is found
Least willing still to quit the ground;
'Twas therefore said by ancient sages,
That love of life increased with years.
So much, that in our latter stages,
When pains grow sharp and sickness rages,
The greatest love of life appears.

Women bear Crosses better than Men do, but bear Surprizes – worse.

'Tis never for their wisdom that one loves the wisest, or for their wit that one loves the wittiest; 'tis for benevolence, and virtue, and honest fondness, one loves people; the other qualities make one proud of loving them too.

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