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A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...

Book by Samuel Richardson · 3 quotes · Men, Children, Thinking

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A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ... Quotes

“Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it.”

“Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly apt to think Marriage a sufficient amends.”

“The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level.”