A man may keep a woman, but not his estate.

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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Those who can least bear a jest upon themselves, will be most diverted with one...

Those who can least bear a jest upon themselves, will be most diverted with one...

The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.

The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary.

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary.

The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions.

The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions.

The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages...

The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages...

For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you...

For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you...

Would Alexander, madman as he was, have been so much a madman, had it not...

Would Alexander, madman as he was, have been so much a madman, had it not...

It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous...

It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous...

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and...

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and...

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.

The mind can be but full. It will be as much filled with a small...

The mind can be but full. It will be as much filled with a small...

People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with.

People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with.

Those we dislike can do nothing to please us.

Those we dislike can do nothing to please us.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Nothing dries sooner than tears.

Nothing dries sooner than tears.

Women love to be called cruel, even when they are kindest.

Women love to be called cruel, even when they are kindest.

The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation,...

The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation,...

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood, are only trifles of different sorts and sizes,...

All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood, are only trifles of different sorts and sizes,...

If the education and studies of children were suited to their inclinations and capacities, many...

If the education and studies of children were suited to their inclinations and capacities, many...