Frederick Marryat

Quotes by Frederick Marryat

• Young ladies ... who fall in love, never consider whether there is sufficient to make the pot boil - probably because young ladies in love lose their appetites, and, not feeling inclined to eat at that time, they imagine that love will always supply the want of food.

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• Young ladies ... who fall in love, never consider whether there is sufficient to make the pot boil - probably because young ladies in love lose their appetites, and, not feeling inclined to eat at that time, they imagine that love will always supply the want of food.

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• If you please ma'am, it was a very little one.

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• There's no getting blood out of a turnip.

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