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

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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

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

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 will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

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...

It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous...

It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous...

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so...

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so...

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...

It is better to be thought perverse than insincere.

It is better to be thought perverse than insincere.

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

The mind can be but full. It will be as much filled with a small...

The mind can be but full. It will be as much filled with a small...

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

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.

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

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 difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages...

The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages...

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...

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

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...