What a world is this! What is there in it desirable? The good we hope for so strangely mixed, that one knows not what to wish for!And one half of mankind tormenting the other, and being tormented themselves in tormenting!
Samuel RichardsonA man who insults the modesty of a woman, as good as tells her that he has seen something in her conduct that warranted his presumption.
Samuel RichardsonAll human excellence is but comparative — there are persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.
Samuel RichardsonWhy Do We Procrastinate? P - postponing life R - resisting change O - overly cautious C - contemplating course of action R - reasoning and justifying A - afraid of success S - summoning up some courage T - trouble moving forward I - inability to see the outcome N - not able to trust in your abilities to make decisions A - attempting to control the situation T - time to reflect on your motives E - erodes progress
Samuel Richardson