The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master.

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated.

Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated.

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

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

The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work...

The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work...

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.

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our...

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our...

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

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...

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.

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to...

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to...

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,...

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

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

There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable...

There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable...

Women are so much in love with compliments that rather than want them, they will...

Women are so much in love with compliments that rather than want them, they will...

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are...

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are...

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.

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary.

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary.

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...

Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons laboring under ill-health.

Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons laboring under ill-health.

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...