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

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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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...

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay...

Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay...

Men generally are afraid of a wife who has more understanding than themselves.

Men generally are afraid of a wife who has more understanding than themselves.

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

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

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,...

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

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.

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...

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.

Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by either when in...

Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by either when in...

From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their...

From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their...

A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.

A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.

What likelihood is there of corrupting a man who has no ambition?

What likelihood is there of corrupting a man who has no ambition?

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so...

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so...

It is much easier to find fault with others, than to be faultless ourselves.

It is much easier to find fault with others, than to be faultless ourselves.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...