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

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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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.

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...

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.

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 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...

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

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...

Tutors who make youth learned do not always make them virtuous.

Tutors who make youth learned do not always make them virtuous.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Love is not a volunteer thing.

Love is not a volunteer thing.

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...

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

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

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

A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly...

A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly...

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 World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to...

The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to...