Marry first, and love will come after is a shocking assertion; since a thousand things may happen to make the state but barely tolerable, when it is entered into with mutual affection.

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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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...

Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a...

Humility is a grace that shines in a high condition but cannot, equally, in a...

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...

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

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...

Handsome husbands often make a wife's heart ache.

Handsome husbands often make a wife's heart ache.

Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly...

Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly...

People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called...

People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary.

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and...

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and...

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

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

Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from...

Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from...

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...