Men and women are brothers and sisters; they are not of different species; and what need be obtained to know both, but to allow for different modes of education, for situation and constitution, or perhaps I should rather say, for habits, whether good or bad.

— Samuel Richardson

Samuel Richardson Quotes

A prudent person, having to do with a designing one, will always distrust most when appearances are fairest.

— Samuel Richardson

Too liberal self-accusations are generally but so many traps for acquittal with applause.

— Samuel Richardson

People hardly ever do anything in anger, of which they do not repent.

— Samuel Richardson

It is but shaping the bribe to the taste, and every one has his price.

— Samuel Richardson

The readiness with which women are apt to forgive the men who have deceived other women; and that inconsiderate notion of too many of them that a reformed rake makes the best husband, are great encouragements to vile men to continue their profligacy.

— Samuel Richardson

Evil courses can yield pleasure no longer than while thought and reflection can be kept off.

— Samuel Richardson

Platonic love is platonic nonsense.

— Samuel Richardson

Air and manners are more expressive than words.

— Samuel Richardson

Honesty is good sense, politeness, amiableness, – all in one.

— Samuel Richardson

Beauty is an accidental and transient good.

— Samuel Richardson

Over-niceness may be under-niceness.

— Samuel Richardson

A man who insults the modesty of a woman, as good as tells her that he has seen something in her conduct that warranted his presumption.

— Samuel Richardson

A fop takes great pains to hang out a sign, by his dress, of what he has within.

— Samuel Richardson

A man who flatters a woman hopes either to find her a fool or to make her one.

— Samuel Richardson

Whom we fear more than love, we are not far from hating.

— Samuel Richardson

An acquaintance with the muses, in the education of youth, contributes not a little to soften manners. It gives a delicate turn to the imagination and a polish to the mind.

— Samuel Richardson

That cruelty which children are permitted to show to birds and other animals will most probably exert itself on their fellow creatures when at years of maturity.

— Samuel Richardson

Women are sometimes drawn in to believe against probability by the unwillingness they have to doubt their own merit.

— Samuel Richardson

Chastity, like piety, is a uniform grace.

— Samuel Richardson

An acknowledged love sanctifies every little freedom; and little freedoms beget great ones.

— Samuel Richardson
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