What did Samuel Richardson mean by: To be a clergyman, and all that is compassionate and virtuous, ought to be the same thing. Samuel Richardson Novelist · England Copy
+ There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Honor, Integrity, Morality, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
+ She who is more ashamed of dishonesty than of poverty will not be easily overcome. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Dishonesty, Poverty, Shame, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
+ Calamity is the test of integrity. Author, July 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Adversity, Character, Resilience, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
+ Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Discipline, Punishment, Shame, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
+ It is but shaping the bribe to the taste, and every one has his price. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Corruption, Influence, Morality, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
+ Honesty is good sense, politeness, amiableness,–all in one. Author, October 11, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Etiquette, Integrity, Kindness, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
+ All angry persons are to be treated, by the prudent, as children. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Emotions, Maturity, Perception, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
+ The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Richardson, Companionship, Qualifications, Relationships, 0 Samuel Richardson Novelist · England
It is better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than to neglect our duty to the distressed. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness? Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
