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Samuel Richardson quotes

English Novelist August 19, 1689 – July 4, 1761

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All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood, are only trifles of different sorts and sizes, proportioned to our years and views. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow..."
For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you will most undoubtedly grow worse. Samuel Richardson
The mind can be but full. It will be as much filled with a small disagreeable occurrence, having no other, as with a large one. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated."
Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "Tired of myself longing for what I have not"
Tired of myself longing for what I have not Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "Tutors who make youth learned do not always make them virtuous."
Tutors who make youth learned do not always make them virtuous. Samuel Richardson
Have I nothing new, nothing diverting, in my whimsical way, thou askest in one of thy letters to entertain thee with? and thou tellest me that, when I have least to narrate, to speak in the scottish phrase, I am most diverting, a pretty compliment either to thyself , or to me, to both indeed! a sign that thou hast as frothy a heart as I a head ! Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by..."
Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by either when in ill humor. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much..."
Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much more difficult to be removed, than prejudices in favor. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with."
People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes..."
The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "I know not my own heart if it be not absolutely free."
I know not my own heart if it be not absolutely free. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those..."
A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "We are all very ready to believe what we like."
We are all very ready to believe what we like. Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson quote: "There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a..."
There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action. Samuel Richardson

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