Lady Blessington Quotes
Most popular Lady Blessington Quotes
![Wit is the lightning of the mind. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/07/42107A-wit-is-the-lightning-of-the-mind-lady-blessington.png)
Wit is the lightning of the mind.
![There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/37/20437A-there-is-no-cosmetic-for-beauty-like-happiness-lady-blessington.png)
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
![How soothing is affection ... this sweetener of life. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/77/25577A-how-soothing-is-affection-this-sweetener-life-lady-blessington.png)
How soothing is affection ... this sweetener of life.
![The future: A consolation for those who have no other. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/45/31545A-the-future-a-consolation-for-those-who-have-no-other-lady-blessington.png)
The future: A consolation for those who have no other.
![Wit lives in the present, but genius survives the future. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/53/20553A-wit-lives-in-the-present-but-genius-survives-future-lady-blessington.png)
Wit lives in the present, but genius survives the future.
![Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/92/21292A-praise-is-the-only-gift-for-which-people-are-really-lady-blessington.png)
Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.
![Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant; democracy, to many. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/93/29293A-despotism-subjects-a-nation-to-one-tyrant-democracy-many-lady-blessington.png)
Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant; democracy, to many.
![Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/09/13909A-prejudices-are-the-chains-forged-by-ignorance-keep-men-apart-lady-blessington.png)
Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.
![Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/73/21873A-virtue-like-a-dowerless-beauty-has-more-admirers-than-followers-lady-blessington.png)
Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.
![Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/36/20436A-happiness-consists-not-in-having-much-but-being-content-with-lady-blessington.png)
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.
![Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/94/40594A-talent-like-beauty-to-be-pardoned-must-be-obscure-unostentatious-lady-blessington.png)
Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.
![Happiness, like youth and health, is rarely appreciated until it is past. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/35/20435A-happiness-like-youth-and-health-is-rarely-appreciated-until-it-lady-blessington.png)
Happiness, like youth and health, is rarely appreciated until it is past.
![Bores. People who talk of themselves, when you are thinking only of yourself. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/08/27408A-bores-people-who-talk-of-themselves-when-you-are-thinking-lady-blessington.png)
Bores. People who talk of themselves, when you are thinking only of yourself.
![Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/76/40976A-borrowed-thoughts-like-borrowed-money-only-show-poverty-borrower-lady-blessington.png)
Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.
![Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings it out. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/68/7268A-genius-is-the-gold-in-the-mine-talent-is-miner-lady-blessington.png)
Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings it out.
![People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/86/25486A-people-are-always-willing-to-follow-advice-when-it-accords-lady-blessington.png)
People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes.
![Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/98/23198A-friends-are-the-thermometer-by-which-we-may-judge-temperature-lady-blessington.png)
Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.
![Pleasure is like a cordial; a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/12/21212A-pleasure-is-like-a-cordial-a-little-it-is-not-lady-blessington.png)
Pleasure is like a cordial; a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys.
![Friends are the thermometers by which one may judge the temperature of our fortunes. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/67/31467A-friends-are-the-thermometers-by-which-one-may-judge-temperature-lady-blessington.png)
Friends are the thermometers by which one may judge the temperature of our fortunes.
![Wit is the lightning of the mind, reason the sunshine, and reflection the moonlight. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/64/35864A-wit-is-the-lightning-of-the-mind-reason-sunshine-reflection-lady-blessington.png)
Wit is the lightning of the mind, reason the sunshine, and reflection the moonlight.
![Reason dissipates the illusions of life, but does not console us for their departure. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/99/33399A-reason-dissipates-the-illusions-of-life-but-does-not-console-lady-blessington.png)
Reason dissipates the illusions of life, but does not console us for their departure.
![It is an indisputable fact that only vain people wage war against the vanity of others. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/76/41576A-it-is-an-indisputable-fact-that-only-vain-people-wage-lady-blessington.png)
It is an indisputable fact that only vain people wage war against the vanity of others.
![Conversation is the legs on which thought walks; and writing, the wings by which it flies. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/14/28614A-conversation-is-the-legs-on-which-thought-walks-writing-wings-lady-blessington.png)
Conversation is the legs on which thought walks; and writing, the wings by which it flies.
![The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/08/21708A-the-vices-of-the-rich-and-great-are-mistaken-error-lady-blessington.png)
The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.
![The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for errors, and those of the poor and lowly for crimes. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/29/41629A-the-vices-of-the-rich-and-great-are-mistaken-errors-lady-blessington.png)
The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for errors, and those of the poor and lowly for crimes.
![A woman's head is always influenced by her heart, but a man's heart is always influenced by his head. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/22/32622A-a-womans-head-is-always-influenced-by-her-heart-but-lady-blessington.png)
A woman's head is always influenced by her heart, but a man's heart is always influenced by his head.
![Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable, however much we may despise the flatterer. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/58/31158A-flattery-if-judiciously-administered-is-always-acceptable-however-much-we-lady-blessington.png)
Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable, however much we may despise the flatterer.
![Love-matches are made by people who are content for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/51/35151A-love-matches-are-made-by-people-who-are-content-month-lady-blessington.png)
Love-matches are made by people who are content for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.
![Grief is, of all the passions, the one that is the most ingenious and indefatigable in finding food for its own subsistence. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/80/32280A-grief-is-of-all-the-passions-one-that-is-most-lady-blessington.png)
Grief is, of all the passions, the one that is the most ingenious and indefatigable in finding food for its own subsistence.
![Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached; but great men, to retain their altitude, must only be viewed from a distance. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/27/32227A-mountains-appear-more-lofty-the-nearer-they-are-approached-but-lady-blessington.png)
Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached; but great men, to retain their altitude, must only be viewed from a distance.
![A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience. - Lady Blessington quote.](/img/q/60/28560A-a-poor-man-defended-himself-when-charged-with-stealing-food-lady-blessington.png)
A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.
Pleasure is like a cordial—a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys.
Love-matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.