Sir Richard Steele
» Age and Aging » “A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living.”
» Age and Aging » “That man never grows old who keeps a child in his heart.”
» Beauty » “To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.”
» Books and Reading » “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have its faculties kept on the stretch.”
» Dullness » “It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it.”
» Flattery » “I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.”
» Fools and Foolishness » “The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.”
» Gossip » “Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.”
» Husbands » “A little in drink, but at all times your faithful husband.”
» Idleness » “The insupportable labor of doing nothing.”
» Imitation » “Simplicity of all things is the hardest to be copy.”
» Marriage » “The marriage state, with and without the affection suitable to it, is the completest image of Heaven and Hell we are capable of receiving in this life.”
» Modesty » “Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.”
» Praise » “Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations.”
» Praise » “I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.”
» Service » “Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratification.”
» Women » “To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.”
