241 Quotes by Samuel Richardson

The coyest maids make the fondest wives.

As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man.

Those commands of superiors which are contrary to our first duties are not to be obeyed.

Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly apt to think Marriage a sufficient amends.

Evil courses can yield pleasure no longer than while thought and reflection can be kept off.

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

Platonic love is platonic nonsense.

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

Women are sometimes drawn in to believe against probability by the unwillingness they have to doubt their own merit.