There would be no supporting life were we to feel quite as poignantly for others as we do for ourselves.

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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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...

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

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

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

Those who have least to do are generally the most busy people in the world.

Those who have least to do are generally the most busy people in the world.

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,...

The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.

The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

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.

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...

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.

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...

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

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...

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

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

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...

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.

The laws were not made so much for the direction of good men, as to...

The laws were not made so much for the direction of good men, as to...

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.