Source: The Conscious Lovers: A Comedy In Five Acts
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Famous Richard Steele Quotes
“I have often lamented that we cannot close our ears with as much ease as which we close our eyes.”
“I have often lamented that we cannot shut our ears with as much ease as we can our eyes.”
Source: The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory Notes ...
“A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living.”
Source: The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index
“It is to beoted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it.”
Source: The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard Steele ..
“Will. Honeycomb calls these over-offended ladies the outrageously virtuous.”
Source: The Tatler: With Notes and a General Index ; Complete in One Volume
Source: The spectator
“No woman is capable of being beautiful who is not incapable of being false.”
Source: The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory Notes ...
Source: The Spectator: A New Edition
Source: The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index
Source: The Spectator: A New Edition
Source: The spectator
Source: The Spectator: A New Edition
“Whether a pretty woman grants or withholds her favors, she always likes to be asked for them.”
Source: The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index
“Whoever would be wise should read the Proverbs; whoever would be holy should read the Psalms.”
“Simplicity of all things is the hardest to be copy.”
Source: The Guardian: With a Biographical, Historical, and Critical Preface by the Rev. Rob. Lynam
“Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.”
Source: The Guardian
“There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy”
Source: The Tatler
“I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me”
Source: The Tatler
Source: The spectator
“I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him”
Source: The Spectator: with notes and general index, from the London stereotype edition ...
“A little in drink, but at all times your faithful husband.”
“He that has sense knows that learning is not knowledge, but rather the art of using it.”
Source: The Tatler; or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq
Source: The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory Notes ...
“A favor well bestowed is almost as great an honor to him who confers it as to him who receives it.”
“Though very troublesome to others, anger is most so to him that has it.”
Source: The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index
Source: The spectator
Source: The spectator
Source: The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index
Source: The Guardian
Source: The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory Notes ...
Source: The Tatler