# Quote — Frances Burney, Evelina

> A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

- Author: [Frances Burney](https://www.leafyquotes.com/frances-burney.md)
- Book: [Evelina](https://www.leafyquotes.com/frances-burney/evelina.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/frances-burney/evelina/a-youthful-mind

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> Tired, ashamed, and mortified, I begged to sit down till we returned home, which I did soon after. Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach, talking all the way of the honour I had done him! O these fashionable people!

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