Tis a barbarous temper, and a sign of a very ill nature, to take delight in shocking any one: and, on the contrary, it is the mark of an amiable and a beneficent temper, to say all the kind things one can, without flattery or playing the hypocrite,--and what never fails of procuring the love and esteem of every one; which, next to doing good to a deserving object who wants it, is one of the greatest pleasures of this life.
Samuel RichardsonThere hardly can be a greater difference between any two men, than there too often is, between the same man, a lover and a husband.
Samuel RichardsonI have my choice: who can wish for more? Free will enables us to do everything well while imposition makes a light burden heavy.
Samuel Richardson