Life and Literature: Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers,; and classified in alphabetical orderRichardson, John Purver
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Life and Literature: Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers,; and classified in alphabetical order
Richardson, John Purver
Quotations
Trade, A good, seldom needs aid, 1941
A useful, like gold, 1942
Conscience, etc., made wares of, 1943
Who has, may travel, 1944
Travel, Foreign, influence of, 1945
How to make delightful, 1946
Johnson's advice about, 1947
Treasures, Hid in sand, instance of, 1948
Tree, The beach's petition, 1949
Like a, am I sheltering others? 1950
Trials, The greater, the more glory to overcome, 1951
Trouble, A satire upon, 1952
Help those in,--instance, 1953
Troubles, Relieved by time, 1954
To tell, lightens, 1955
Trust, Perfect, instance of, 1956
Truth, Accustom children to speak it, 1957
Always necessary, a lie, never, 1958
Contrasted with falsehood, 1959
Contrasted with vice, 1960
Dignity of, lost, how, 1961
Evil of not believing, 1962
Instance of existence of, 1963
I cannot tell how the, 1964
Like the sun, etc., 1965
Love of, man's perfection, 1966
Often comes unsought, 1967
One, not made by many probabilities, 1968
Reward of, instance of, 1969
Say things that are true, rather than new, 1970
Seize upon it, wherever found, 1971
Suffer for, rather than gain by falsehood, 1972
Touching instance of, at sea, 1973
Who speaks it not, a traitor to it, 1974
Truthfulness, Reward of, 1975
Twilight, Nature hath appointed, 1976
Unexpected, The, often happens, 1977
Unfinished, The, is, 1978
Unfortunate, The, act as chill air on some, 1979
The, speak gently to, instance, 1980
Who serves the, serves God, 1981
Unknown, The, often magnified, 1982
Unreasonable, Things, never durable, 1983
Unwritten, That alone belongs to thee, 1984
Vicissitudes, But yesterday, the word of Caesar, 1985
Village, I had rather be the, 1986
Virtue, Act of, performed, conceal it, 1987
If there's a, 1988
Virtues, In competition with interest, 1989
Should characterize nobility, 1990
Voice, Mightier than strings, etc., 1991
Tone of, in speaking, 1992
Wages, Of palace and sweatshop, 1993
Wants, Search not for them, 1994
Source of, 1995
Who cannot provide for others, 1996
Washington, George, story of cherry tree, 1997
Waste, Brings want, 1998
Dollars played with in youth, etc., 1999
What, Greek proverb, 2000
Water-cure, About three-fourths of the weight, 2001
Wealth, A change it works, 2002
Contrasted with competency, 2003
Golden roof breaks rest, 2004
Much on earth, little in heaven, 2005
Poor man's, what, 2006
Wealthy, Many a lout is, 2007
Weeping, Some satisfaction to grief, 2008
Welcome, Do not say, but show it, 2009
Warm, best cheer, 2010
Who comes seldom, is, 2011
You are, as flowers in May, 2012
Well, Dig a, before you are, 2013
Whittier, Humorous lines by, 2014
Wicked, Who sows thorns, should wear shoes, 2015
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