Would Alexander, madman as he was, have been so much a madman, had it not been for Homer?

Quote by Samuel Richardson

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Vast is the field of Science. The more a man knows, the more he will...

Vast is the field of Science. The more a man knows, the more he will...

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.

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.

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...

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much more difficult to be...

Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much more difficult to be...

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...

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.

Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated.

Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

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.

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.

The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation,...

The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation,...