Women love to be called cruel, even when they are kindest. 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 dealseye 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-lovetrustedwish 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-loveand-loveperfection For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you will most undoubtedly grow worse. Samuel Richardson stay-positivemindintegrity 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-manmenthinking 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 lightchoiceswish Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity. Samuel Richardson mothermayintegrity Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from a wife. Samuel Richardson mistresswifemen A beautiful woman must expect to be more accountable for her steps, than one less attractive. Samuel Richardson happy-womens-daystepsbeautiful For tutors, although they may make youth learned, do not always make them virtuous. Samuel Richardson tutorvirtuousyouth Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole. Samuel Richardson elephantskeyslove Love before marriage is absolutely necessary. Samuel Richardson before-marriagemarriagelove-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 educationalwould-bechildren Those who have least to do are generally the most busy people in the world. Samuel Richardson busypeopleworld We are all very ready to believe what we like. Samuel Richardson readybelieve The grace that makes every grace amiable is humility. Samuel Richardson amiablehumilitygrace Vast is the field of Science... the more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know. Samuel Richardson fieldsmenknowledge Calamity is the test of integrity. Samuel Richardson leadershipmotivationalinspirational People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called into question. Samuel Richardson understandinghatredpeople 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 heartcharacterinteresting
