There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so low as to make men and women humbler than they ought to be. Samuel Richardson More Quotes by Samuel Richardson More Quotes From Samuel Richardson Good men must be affectionate men. Samuel Richardson affectionategood-manmen Who would not rather be the sufferer than the defrauder? Samuel Richardson sufferershonestmen People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with. Samuel Richardson dealsangelpeople Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating. Samuel Richardson shamepunishmentchildren Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay out for observation. Samuel Richardson observationlaysseems The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages over the latter, even where geniuses are equal. Samuel Richardson differencesgivingmen A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play. Samuel Richardson judginggamesplay Every scholar, I presume, is not, necessarily, a man of sense. Samuel Richardson scholarmen Those we dislike can do nothing to please us. Samuel Richardson pleasedislikecan-do All human excellence is but comparative — there are persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest. Samuel Richardson fancyexcellencemay 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 wantmenmean Women do not often fall in love with philosophers. Samuel Richardson just-friendslovefall Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight. Samuel Richardson fortnighthoneymoonlasts Love is not a volunteer thing. Samuel Richardson short-lovevolunteerlove-is Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures. Samuel Richardson dispositionhuman-naturehumans O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else! Samuel Richardson doing-goodenvyrich Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much more difficult to be removed, than prejudices in favor. Samuel Richardson difficultprejudicefavors Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it. Samuel Richardson parentchildrenworld The first step in achieving prosperity and wealth is learning to appreciate what you already have. Samuel Richardson appreciatewisdomfirsts Sorrow makes an ugly face odious. Samuel Richardson uglysorrowfaces
