Parents sometimes make not those allowances for youth, which, when young, they wished to be made for themselves.

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play.

A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

The first reading of a Will, where a person dies worth anything considerable, generally affords...

The first reading of a Will, where a person dies worth anything considerable, generally affords...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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.

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

Marry first, and love will come after is a shocking assertion; since a thousand things...

Marry first, and love will come after is a shocking assertion; since a thousand things...

A husband's mother and his wife had generally better be visitors than inmates.

A husband's mother and his wife had generally better be visitors than inmates.

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.

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally...

As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally...

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,...

Love gratified is love satisfied, and love satisfied is indifference begun.

Love gratified is love satisfied, and love satisfied is indifference begun.