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

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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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.

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.

From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their...

From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their...

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...

A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope.

A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope.

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.

Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a...

Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a...

Would Alexander, madman as he was, have been so much a madman, had it not...

Would Alexander, madman as he was, have been so much a madman, had it not...

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

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

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

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

Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever...

Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever...

Nothing dries sooner than tears.

Nothing dries sooner than tears.

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

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

All human excellence is but comparative. There may be persons who excel us, as much...

All human excellence is but comparative. There may be persons who excel us, as much...

Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay...

Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay...

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...

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.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

A man may keep a woman, but not his estate.

A man may keep a woman, but not his estate.

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...