“I have my choice, who can wish for more? … You see what free-will enables one to do; while imposition would make a light burden heavy.” — Samuel Richardson, Clarissa Harlowe — Volume 9
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“Would Alexander, madman as he was, have been so much a madman, had it not been for Homer?” — Samuel Richardson, The History of Sir Charles Grandison — Volume 6
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“Necessity may well be called the mother of invention—but calamity is the test of integrity.” — Samuel Richardson, Clarissa Harlowe — Volume 8
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“Those who have least to do are generally the most busy people in the world.” — Samuel Richardson, Sir Charles Grandison
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“I am forced, as I have often said, to try to make myself laugh, that I may not cry; for one or other I must do.” — Samuel Richardson, Clarissa
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“The person who will bear much shall have much to bear, all the world through.” — Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Volume 1
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“The more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know.” — Samuel Richardson, The History of Sir Charles Grandison
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“Love gratified, is love satisfied — and love satisfied, is indifference begun.” — Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Volume 4, Letter LVI
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