In all Works of This, and of the Dramatic Kind, STORY, or AMUSEMENT, should be considered as little more than the Vehicle to the more necessary INSTRUCTION.
Samuel RichardsonQuantity in diet is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry.
Samuel RichardsonSome children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it.
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 RichardsonA good man will not engage even in a national cause, without examining the justice of it.
Samuel RichardsonThough a censure lies against those who are poor and proud, yet is Pride sooner to be forgiven in a poor person than in a rich one; since in the latter it is insult and arrogance; in the former, it may be a defense against temptations to dishonesty; and, if manifested on proper occasions, may indicate a natural bravery of mind, which the frowns of fortune cannot depress.
Samuel Richardson