“People hardly ever do anything in anger, of which they do not repent.”
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Source: 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, ...
“Those who have least to do are generally the most busy people in the world.”
Source: The history of sir Charles Grandison, in a series of letters publ. by the editor of Pamela. To which is added A brief history of the treatment which the editor has met with from certain booksellers and printers in Dublin
“People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called into question.”
Source: Clarissa; Or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life
Source: Pamela Volume 1: Samuel Richardson Collections
“People who act like angels ought to have angels to deal with.”
Source: Clarissa Harlowe, or The History of a Young Lady - Complete
“Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by either when in ill humor.”
Source: 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, ...
