18th century

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “An ostentatious man will rather relate a…”

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Charles de Montesquieu

Charles de Montesquieu quote: “An author is a fool who, not…”

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Charles de Montesquieu

Charles de Montesquieu quote: “An empire founded by war has to…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “An angel’s arm can’t snatch me from…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “Among all kinds of Writing, there is…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “Almost every man wastes part of his…”

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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift quote: “Although men are accused of not knowing…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “Allow children to be happy in their…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from…”

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John Dryden

John Dryden quote: “All things are subject to decay and…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “All the arguments which are brought to…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “All theory is against freedom of the…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood…”

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John Dryden

John Dryden quote: “All objects lose by too familiar a…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “All human excellence is but comparative. There…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “All men think all men mortal, but…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “All men think that all men are…”

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John Dryden

John Dryden quote: “All heiresses are beautiful…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “Agriculture not only gives riches to a…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “Adversity leads us to think properly of…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “Adversity has ever been considered the state…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “Actions are visible, though motives are secret…”

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Georg C. Lichtenberg

Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: “Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that…”

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing quote: “Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “A woman seldom asks advice before she…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “A wise man will make haste to…”

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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift quote: “A wise person should have money in…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “A widow’s refusal of a lover is…”

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Samuel Johnson quote: “A wise man is cured of ambition…”

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