The grace that makes every grace amiable is humility. Samuel Richardson More Quotes by Samuel Richardson More Quotes From Samuel Richardson Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal. Samuel Richardson deals eye Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it. Samuel Richardson power-of-love trusted wish Friendship is the perfection of love, and superior to love; it is love purified, exalted, proved by experience and a consent of minds. Love, Madam, may, and love does, often stop short of friendship. Samuel Richardson mind-love and-love perfection For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you will most undoubtedly grow worse. Samuel Richardson stay-positive mind integrity A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly of the worthy men of every nation under the sun. Samuel Richardson good-man men thinking I have my choice: who can wish for more? Free will enables us to do everything well while imposition makes a light burden heavy. Samuel Richardson light choices wish Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity. Samuel Richardson mother may integrity Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from a wife. Samuel Richardson mistress wife men A beautiful woman must expect to be more accountable for her steps, than one less attractive. Samuel Richardson happy-womens-day steps beautiful For tutors, although they may make youth learned, do not always make them virtuous. Samuel Richardson tutor virtuous youth Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole. Samuel Richardson elephants keys love Love before marriage is absolutely necessary. Samuel Richardson before-marriage marriage love-is If the education and studies of children were suited to their inclinations and capacities, many would be made useful members of society that otherwise would make no figure in it. Samuel Richardson educational would-be children Women love to be called cruel, even when they are kindest. Samuel Richardson Those who have least to do are generally the most busy people in the world. Samuel Richardson busy people world We are all very ready to believe what we like. Samuel Richardson ready believe Vast is the field of Science... the more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know. Samuel Richardson fields men knowledge Calamity is the test of integrity. Samuel Richardson leadership motivational inspirational People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called into question. Samuel Richardson understanding hatred people The Nature of Familiar Letters, written, as it were, to the Moment, while the Heart is agitated by Hopes and Fears, on Events undecided, must plead an Excuse for the Bulk of a Collection of this Kind. Mere Facts and Characters might be comprised in a much smaller Compass: But, would they be equally interesting? Samuel Richardson heart character interesting
