Calamity Quote by Samuel Richardson

“Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity.”

Samuel Richardson

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The life of a good man was a continual warfare with his passions.

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A beautiful woman must expect to be more accountable for her steps, than one less attractive.

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The person who is worthiest to live, is fittest to die.

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Vast is the field of Science... the more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know.

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The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages over the latter, even where geniuses are equal.

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There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.

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Love is a blazing, crackling, green-wood flame, as much smoke as flame; friendship, married friendship particularly, is a steady,intense, comfortable fire. Love, in courtship,…

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A good man will honor him who lives up to his religious profession, whatever it be.

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Quantity in diet is more to be regarded than quality. A full meal is a great enemy both to study and industry.

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The eye is the casement at which the heart generally looks out. Many a woman who will not show herself at the door, has…

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