The laws were not made so much for the direction of good men, as to circumscribe the bad. Samuel Richardson More Quotes by Samuel Richardson More Quotes From Samuel Richardson An acquaintance with the muses, in the education of youth, contributes not a little to soften manners. It gives a delicate turn to the imagination and a polish to the mind. Samuel Richardson imaginationeducationgiving The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level. Samuel Richardson delightworldthinking What the unpenetrating world call Humanity, is often no more than a weak mind pitying itself. Samuel Richardson humanityselfmind Tho' Beauty is generally the creature of fancy, yet are there some who will be Beauties in every eye. Samuel Richardson fancyeyebeauty Why Do We Procrastinate? P - postponing life R - resisting change O - overly cautious C - contemplating course of action R - reasoning and justifying A - afraid of success S - summoning up some courage T - trouble moving forward I - inability to see the outcome N - not able to trust in your abilities to make decisions A - attempting to control the situation T - time to reflect on your motives E - erodes progress Samuel Richardson progressdecisionmoving Women are sometimes drawn in to believe against probability by the unwillingness they have to doubt their own merit. Samuel Richardson meritdoubtbelieve Love is a blazing, crackling, green-wood flame, as much smoke as flame; friendship, married friendship particularly, is a steady,intense, comfortable fire. Love, in courtship, is friendship in hope; in matrimony, friendship upon proof. Samuel Richardson flameslove-isfriendship The readiness with which women are apt to forgive the men who have deceived other women; and that inconsiderate notion of too many of them that a reformed rake makes the best husband, are great encouragements to vile men to continue their profligacy. Samuel Richardson forgivinghusbandencouragement Too liberal self-accusations are generally but so many traps for acquittal with applause. Samuel Richardson accusationapplauseself People hardly ever do anything in anger, of which they do not repent. Samuel Richardson repentangerpeople It is but shaping the bribe to the taste, and every one has his price. Samuel Richardson bribeavaricetaste We have nothing to do, but to choose what is right, to be steady in the pursuit of it, and leave the issue to Providence. Samuel Richardson pursuitfree-willissues Chastity, like piety, is a uniform grace. Samuel Richardson chastityuniformsgrace That cruelty which children are permitted to show to birds and other animals will most probably exert itself on their fellow creatures when at years of maturity. Samuel Richardson maturityanimalchildren Air and manners are more expressive than words. Samuel Richardson expressiveairmanners Platonic love is platonic nonsense. Samuel Richardson platonicnonsenselove Evil courses can yield pleasure no longer than while thought and reflection can be kept off. Samuel Richardson yieldreflectionevil Men and women are brothers and sisters; they are not of different species; and what need be obtained to know both, but to allow for different modes of education, for situation and constitution, or perhaps I should rather say, for habits, whether good or bad. Samuel Richardson imaginationbrothermen Though a censure lies against those who are poor and proud, yet is Pride sooner to be forgiven in a poor person than in a rich one; since in the latter it is insult and arrogance; in the former, it may be a defense against temptations to dishonesty; and, if manifested on proper occasions, may indicate a natural bravery of mind, which the frowns of fortune cannot depress. Samuel Richardson depressingpridelying The world, the wise world, that never is wrong itself, judges always by events. And if he should use me ill, then I shall be blamed for trusting him: if well, O then I did right, to be sure!--But how would my censurers act in my case, before the event justifies or condemns the action, is the question. Samuel Richardson trusting-himjudgingwise
