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She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.

Baroness Orczy

Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.
BARONESS ORCZY

Hope Journey Worst Moments
When will you give up these mad adventures, and leave others to fight their own battles and to save their own lives as best they may?’ When your ladyship has ceased to be the most admired woman in Europe, namely, when I am in my grave.
BARONESS ORCZY

Adventure Fighting Giving Up
It is only when we are very happy that we can bear to gaze merrily upon the vast and limitless expanse of water, rolling on and on with such persistent, irritating monotony, to the accompaniment of our thoughts, whether grave or gay.
BARONESS ORCZY

Gay Rolling Water
music is the most absorbing of all the arts. It absorbs the mind of the artist, whether creator or executant, to the exclusion of every other consideration outside his own immediate necessities or desires.
BARONESS ORCZY

Art Mind Music
There is such wonderful balm in self-imposed sacrifice.
BARONESS ORCZY

Sacrifice Self Wonderful
Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them.
BARONESS ORCZY

Cuff Hardly Look State
Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not,”.
BARONESS ORCZY

Brain May Titles
To love, for us men, is to clasp one woman with our arms, feeling that she lives and breathes just as we do, suffers as we do, thinks with us, loves with us, and, above all, sins with us.
BARONESS ORCZY

Love Men Thinking
Odd’s fish, m’dear! The man can’t even tie his own cravat!
BARONESS ORCZY

Men Odd Ties
She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him
BARONESS ORCZY

Assume Contempt Fact Matter Misunderstood
When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls, seems to bring additional sadness, and to speak to us of hopelessness and of the pettiness of all our joys.
BARONESS ORCZY

Echoes Gay Sadness
She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.
BARONESS ORCZY

Another Done People Two Young
Fate is usually swift when she deals a blow.
BARONESS ORCZY

Blow Deal Fate
…but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and of his own sympathy.
BARONESS ORCZY

Century Emotion England
The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
BARONESS ORCZY

Ends Night Sadness
Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed.
BARONESS ORCZY

Crushed Fragrant Virtue

She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.

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She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.

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