SundayNov 09, 2025
Quotes: 53419 Authors: 9969
Women dissemble their passions better than men, but men subdue their passions better than women.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.
Though her mien carries much more invitation than command, to behold her is an immediate check to loose behaviour; to love her was a liberal education.
I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing with an exception.
Will. Honeycomb calls these over-offended ladies the outrageously virtuous.
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.
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