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"The Man of Feeling" Quotes
"The Man of Feeling" by Henry Mackenzie is a sentimental novel that follows the emotional journey of Harley, a sensitive and compassionate young man navigating the hardships and injustices of 18th-century society.
Quotes
There is a certain dignity in benevolence which nothing else can supply.
The heart that is made to love is often the most easily deceived.
Compassion with me is often the first reason for love.
The world, my friend, is full of deceit and treachery.
Fortune may crowd a man's path with roses, but he feels not their fragrance.
Sorrow is the most faithful friend of virtue.
The language of the heart is silent, but its voice is more powerful than words.
There is a pleasure in pity which none but the tender-hearted can feel.
Guilt is a burden the soul cannot easily bear.
The innocent are always the prey of the wicked.