| Quotes |
Topic |
| Absence | Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee; Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain. |
| Absurdity | There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. |
| Accident | To what happy accident is it that we owe so unexpected a visit? |
| Acting | On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting 'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting. |
| Admiration | The king himself has follow'd her When she has walk'd before. |
| Admiration | Heroes themselves had fallen behind! -Whene'er he went before. |
| Adversity | Aromatic plants bestow No spicy fragrance while they grow; But crush'd or trodden to the ground, Diffuse their balmy sweets around. |
| Advice | No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it. |
| All About Love | Tenderness is a virtue. |
| Ambition | They please, are pleas'd, they give to get esteem Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem. |
| Apparel | A night-cap deck'd his brows instead of bay, A cap by night,-a stocking all the day. |
| Apparel | It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt. |
| Apparel | The nakedness of the indigent world may be clothed from the trimmings of the vain. |
| Appearance | Handsome is that handsome does. |
| Appearance | A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation. |
| Argument | In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still. |
| Argument | His conduct still right with his argument wrong. |
| Argument | I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects too. No, sir, these, I protest you, are too hard for me. |
| Argument | In arguing one should meet serious pleading with humor, and humor with serious pleading. |
| Art | His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland; Still born to improve in every part, His pencil out faces, his manners are heart. |
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