Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a low one because a person in the latter is already, perhaps, too much humbled.

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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Those who will bear much, shall have much to bear.

Those who will bear much, shall have much to bear.

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.

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...

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...

The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady...

The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady...

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

There hardly can be a greater difference between any two men, than there too often...

There hardly can be a greater difference between any two men, than there too often...

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

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

A beautiful woman must expect to be more accountable for her steps, than one less...

A beautiful woman must expect to be more accountable for her steps, than one less...

Vast is the field of Science. The more a man knows, the more he will...

Vast is the field of Science. The more a man knows, the more he will...

Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated.

Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated.

Handsome husbands often make a wife's heart ache.

Handsome husbands often make a wife's heart ache.

There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.

There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much more difficult to be...

Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much more difficult to be...

Every scholar, I presume, is not, necessarily, a man of sense.

Every scholar, I presume, is not, necessarily, a man of sense.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

The laws were not made so much for the direction of good men, as to...

The laws were not made so much for the direction of good men, as to...