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Honesty is good sense, politeness, amiableness,--all in one.

Samuel Richardson

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Samuel Richardson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1687
Born: August 19
Died: 1761
Died: July 4
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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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The life of a good man was a continual warfare with his passions.
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By my soul, I can neither eat, drink, nor sleep nor, what's still worse, love any woman in the world but her.
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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.
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The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level.
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We are all very ready to believe what we like.
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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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Parents cannot expect advice to have the same force upon their children as experience has upon themselves.
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A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope.
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There cannot be any great happiness in the married life except each in turn give up his or her own humors and lesser inclinations.
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What the unpenetrating world call Humanity, is often no more than a weak mind pitying itself.
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