Sir Richard Steele
13 quotations
It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it.
I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.
The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.
A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living.
That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart.
Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.
A little in drink, but at all times your faithful husband.
The insupportable labor of doing nothing.
Simplicity of all things is the hardest to be copy.
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations.
To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.
To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.