Richard Steele

Reading is to...

Reading is to...

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have its faculties...

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That man never...

That man never...

That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart.

Source: In

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It is to...

It is to...

It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it.

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Simplicity, of all...

Simplicity, of all...

Simplicity, of all things, is the hardest to be copied.

Source: In Quote Disk...

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I know of...

I know of...

I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an...

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I have often...

I have often...

I have often lamented that we cannot close our ears with as much ease as we can our eyes.

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The fool within...

The fool within...

The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.

Source: In

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A healthy old...

A healthy old...

A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living.

Source:...

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Fire and swords...

Fire and swords...

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

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I cannot think...

I cannot think...

I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.

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Inquisitive people are...

Inquisitive people are...

Inquisitive people are merely funnels of conversation. They do not take anything for their own use, but merely to pass...

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The insupportable labour...

The insupportable labour...

The insupportable labour of doing nothing.

Source: The Tatler, no. 54 (London, Aug....

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A little in...

A little in...

A little in drink, but at all times your faithful husband.

Source: Midnight letter...

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Nothing can atone...

Nothing can atone...

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit...

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Praise from an...

Praise from an...

Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations.

Source: In

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Though her mien...

Though her mien...

Though her mien carries much more invitation than command, to behold her is an immediate check to loose behaviour; to...

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Zeal for the...

Zeal for the...

Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of...

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Will Honeycomb calls...

Will Honeycomb calls...

Will Honeycomb calls these over-offended ladies the outrageously virtuous.

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The marriage state,...

The marriage state,...

The marriage state, with and without the affection suitable to it, is the completest image of Heaven and Hell we are...

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To give pain...

To give pain...

To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.

Source: In...

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