“Many a man has been ashamed of his wicked attempts, when he has been repulsed, that would never have been ashamed of them, had he succeeded.”
“Many a man has been ashamed of his wicked attempts, when he has been repulsed, that would never have been ashamed of them, had he succeeded.”
Samuel Richardson
“Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from a wife.”
Samuel Richardson“Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation.”
Samuel Richardson“Quantity in diet is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry.”
Samuel Richardson“Women love to be called cruel, even when they are kindest.”
Samuel Richardson“Women are so much in love with compliments that rather than want them, they will compliment one another, yet mean no more by it than the men do.”
Samuel Richardson“As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man.”
Samuel Richardson“The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons.”
Samuel Richardson“Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.”
Samuel Richardson“Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by either when in ill humor.”
Samuel Richardson“From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured.”
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