Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from a wife. – 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
From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured. – Samuel Richardson
Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures. – Samuel Richardson
American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule. – Michael Mandelbaum