Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.

Quote by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small...

The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small...

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

Our memories are independent of our wills.

Our memories are independent of our wills.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good...

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good...

Be just before you are generous

Be just before you are generous

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the sky,...

When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the sky,...

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good...

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good...

You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading

You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.

The Will of Man Is Stronger Than Iron Bars.

The Will of Man Is Stronger Than Iron Bars.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination,...

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination,...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the...

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the...

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.