18th century

John Dryden

John Dryden quote: “The intoxication of anger, like that of…”

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Georg C. Lichtenberg

Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: “The human tendency to regard little things…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “The important question is not, what will…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The happiest part of a man’s life…”

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Georg C. Lichtenberg

Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: “The Greeks possessed a knowledge of human…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The happiest conversation is that of which…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “The greatest sweetener of human life is…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The greatest part of a writer’s time…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “The future… seems to me no unified…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The future is purchased by the present…”

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Love quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “The first reading of a Will, where…”

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Georg C. Lichtenberg

Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: “The fly that doesn’t want to be…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “The fear of death often proves mortal…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The feeling of friendship is like that…”

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Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior quote: “The ends must justify the means…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “The English, the plain English, of the…”

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Nicolas Boileau

Nicolas Boileau quote: “The dreadful burden of having nothing to…”

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft quote: “The divine right of husbands, like the…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “The difference in the education of men…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “The clouds may drop down titles and…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “The companion of an evening, and the…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The chief glory of every people arises…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “The chief ingredients in the composition of…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “The Cause of Women is generally the…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The chains of habit are too weak…”

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft quote: “The being cannot be termed rational or…”

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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift quote: “The best doctors in the world are…”

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Author quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: “The advice that is wanted is commonly…”

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Georg C. Lichtenberg

Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: “The American who first discovered Columbus made…”

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Georg C. Lichtenberg

Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: “That man is the noblest creature may…”

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