| Quotes |
Topic |
| Plagiarism | Fine words! I wonder where you stole 'em. |
| Proverbs | Walls have tongues, and hedges ears. |
| Proverbs | Time stoops to no man's lure. |
| Proverbs | A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint. |
| Proverbs | A favour is half granted, when graciously refused. |
| Proverbs | A great fortune enslaves its owner. |
| Proverbs | A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly gratifying. |
| Proverbs | A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss. |
| Proverbs | A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to him. |
| Proverbs | A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as a carriage. |
| Proverbs | A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired. |
| Proverbs | A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful. |
| Rain | I know Sir John will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs. |
| Religion | We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another. |
| Religion | We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. |
| Reputation | Convey a libel in a frown. And wink a reputation down! |
| Royalty | A prince, the moment he is crown'd, Inherits every virtue sound, As emblems of the sovereign power, Like other baubles in the Tower, Is generous, valiant, just, and wise, And so continues till he dies. |
| Rumor | What some invent the rest enlarge. |
| Rumor | The rolling fictions grow in strength and size, Each author adding to the former lies. |
| Sarcasm | It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. |
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