18th century

Life quotes

Edward Young quote: “Our birth is nothing but our death…”

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Friendship quotes

George Washington quote: “A slender acquaintance with the world must…”

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Love quotes

Leigh Hunt quote: “Stolen kisses are always sweetest…”

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Quotes about books & reading

Leigh Hunt quote: “Your second-hand bookseller is second to none…”

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Life quotes

Sydney Smith quote: “A comfortable house is a great source…”

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Love quotes

Alexander Pope quote: “Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”

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Love quotes

John Dryden quote: “Love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.”

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Poetry quotes

Walter Scott quote: “Many miles away, there’s a shadow on…”

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Love quotes

Lord Byron quote: “There is no instinct like that of…”

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Quotes about human nature

John Dryden quote: “We first make our habits, and then…”

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Quotes about human nature

Matthew Prior quote: “They talk most who have the least…”

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Friendship quotes

Edward Young quote: “A friend is worth all hazards we…”

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Quotes from writers

William Hazlitt quote: “Zeal will do more than knowledge…”

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Author quotes

Jean Paul Richter quote: “You prove your worth with your actions…”

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Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton quote: “You should not have taken advantage of…”

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Quotes from writers

William Hazlitt quote: “You know more of a road by…”

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron quote: “Ye stars! which are the poetry of…”

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron quote: “Yes, love indeed is light from heaven;…”

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Author quotes

Jean Paul Richter quote: “Woman and men of retiring timidity are…”

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen quote: “Woman is fine for her own satisfaction…”

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Quotes from writers

Stendhal quote: “Women are always eagerly on the lookout…”

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Quotes from writers

William Hazlitt quote: “Without the aid of prejudice and custom…”

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Quotes from writers

William Hazlitt quote: “Wit is the salt of conversation, not…”

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Madame de Stael

Madame de Stael quote: “Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among…”

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Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton quote: “Why has government been instituted at all?…”

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron quote: “Why I came here, I know not;…”

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron quote: “Who loves, raves…”

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron quote: “Who tracks the steps of glory to…”

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron quote: “Where there is mystery, it is generally…”

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen quote: “Where youth and diffidence are united, it…”

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