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Virtue only is the true beauty.

Samuel Richardson

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Samuel Richardson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1687
Born: August 19
Died: 1761
Died: July 4
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That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.
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Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever we dislike, we can find a thousand to justify our dislike.
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Superstitious notions propagated in infancy are hardly ever totally eradicate, not even in minds grown strong enough to despise the like credulous folly in others.
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Over-niceness may be under-niceness.
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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.
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We are all very ready to believe what we like.
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Those commands of superiors which are contrary to our first duties are not to be obeyed.
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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.
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To be a clergyman, and all that is compassionate and virtuous, ought to be the same thing.
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Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly apt to think Marriage a sufficient amends.
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Twenty-four is a prudent age for women to marry at.
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From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured.
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The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master.
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All human excellence is but comparative — there are persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.
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