Richard Steele
Richard Steele
Sir Richard Steelewas an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Tatler...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDramatist
men honor gentleman
Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratifications.
sex men views
A Woman is naturally more helpless than the other Sex; and a Man of Honour and Sense should have this in his View in all Manner of Commerce with her.
men hypocrisy quality
It is the duty of a great person so to demean himself, as that whatever endowments he may have, he may appear to value himself upon no qualities but such as any man may arrive at.
pretty-woman likes favors
Whether a pretty woman grants or withholds her favors, she always likes to be asked for them.
reading mind body
Readings is to the mind what exercice is to the body.
son men pleasure
The survivorship of a worthy man in his son is a pleasure scarce inferior to the hopes of the continuance of his own life.
heart men self
It is a certain sign of an ill heart to be inclined to defamation. They who are harmless and innocent can have no gratification that way; but it ever arises from a neglect of what is laudable in a man's self.
character weakness pleasure
Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the weakness of an exalted character.
men heaven may
The man is mechanically turned, and made for getting. . . . It was verily prettily said that we may learn the little value of fortune by the persons on whom Heaven is pleased to bestow it.
men order honor
The world will never be in any manner of order or tranquility until men are firmly convinced that conscience, honor and credit are all in one interest
passion love-is sorrow
Compassion does not only refine and civilize human nature, but has something in it more pleasing and agreeable, than what can be met with in such an indolent happiness, such an indifference to mankind, as that in which the stoics placed their wisdom. As love is the most delightful passion, pity is nothing else but love softened by a degree of sorrow: In short, it is a kind of pleasing anguish, anguish as well as generous sympathy, that knits mankind together, and blends them in the same common lot.
art people cunning
It has been a sort of maxim, that the greatest art is to conceal art; but I know not how, among some people we meet with, their greatest cunning is to appear cunning.
atheist atheism titles
I love to consider an Infidel, whether distinguished by the title of deist, atheist, or free-thinker.
world action admiration
How few there are who are furnished with abilities sufficient to recommend their actions to the admiration of the world, and distinguish themselves from the rest of mankind.