Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardsonwas an 18th-century English writer and printer. He is best known for his three epistolary novels: Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded, Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Ladyand The History of Sir Charles Grandison. Richardson was an established printer and publisher for most of his life and printed almost 500 different works, including journals and magazines. He was also known to collaborate closely with the London bookseller Andrew Millar on several occasions...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth19 August 1689
The World is not enough used to this way of writing, to the moment. It knows not that in the minutiae lie often the unfoldings ofthe Story, as well as of the heart; and judges of an action undecided, as if it were absolutely decided.
Though 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.
Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry.
The thing you don't get looking at brochures and stats is what the school is really like,
The wisest among us is a fool in some things.
We can all be good when we have no temptation or provocation to the contrary.
Those who will bear much, shall have much to bear.
A man may keep a woman, but not his estate.
A husband's mother and his wife had generally better be visitors than inmates.
Vast is the field of Science. The more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know.
As long as my property taxes are high, I have to raise rents or make adjustments.
It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous in another to accept.
People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with.
To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband!