Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it. – Samuel Richardson
Quantity in food is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry. – Samuel Richardson
Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation. – Samuel Richardson
Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay out for observation. – Samuel Richardson