Jane Porter Quotes

I came from nothing.

Only the noble of heart are called to difficulty.

I've come from nowhere, and I'm not shy to go back.

I grew up very modest, and I never forget that.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

My background wasn't one blessed with all the luxuries in life. Nothing is forever and I realize that.

Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.

I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it.

Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.

Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of thorns.

His desire for wisdom, more than anything else, together with the nobility of his birth, characterized the nature of his noble mind.

I come from nothing.

I come from a poor background, I've seen struggle. Money will come and go, but I will continue to be grounded.

It's nice coming from Summerhill, because you don't come from having everything, and what you do get, you appreciate.

After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.

A great man may commence life in a hovel.

Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it is scarcely found except in the greatest, or in beggars.

Noble houskeepers neede no dores.

Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.

'Tis virtue, and not birth that makes us noble: Great actions speak great minds, and such should govern.

Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in harmony with our true nature and allows us to taste the freshness of the present moment.

There's always a positive to those negative times, because you come out of it so much stronger and wiser. Strength comes from every hardship, and it's been a lesson for me.

Better a bare foote then none.

Living is Easy with Eyes Closed.