Abraham Nussbaum

Physician, Teacher, Writer


Persuasion, Jane Austen

Austen describes a nurse “… a shrewd, intelligent, sensible woman. Hers is a line for seeing human nature; and she has a fund of good sense and observation which, as a companion, make her infinitely superior to thousands of those who having only received ‘the best education in the world,’ know nothing worth attending to.” … and describes herself at the same time. The “only” kills me.



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