Quotes by Steele, Sir Richard

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongu >>

To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is >>

The insupportable labor of doing nothing. >>

Quotations about Modesty

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for >>

She just wore enough for modesty; no more! >>

Modesty forbids what the law does not. >>

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.

Steele, Sir Richard