32 quotes
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
The nakedness of the indigent world may be clothed from the trimmings of the vain.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
To what happy accident is it that we owe so unexpected a visit?
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
They would talk of nothing but high life, and high-lived company, with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, Shakespeare, and the musical glasses.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
When lovely woman stoops to folly,
And finds too late that men betray,
What charm can soothe her melancholy,
What art can wash her guilt away?
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
It seemed to be pretty plain, that they had more of love than matrimony in them.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
That virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarce worth the sentinel.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects too.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to enhance the value of its favors.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
Wisdom makes but a slow defence against trouble, though at last a sure one.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to falsehood.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1768)
The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom——is to die.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
Let us draw upon Content for the deficiencies of fortune.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale,
And guide my lonely way
To where yon taper cheers the vale
With hospitable ray.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
The man recovered of the bite,
The dog it was that died.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
Handsome is that handsome does.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
A book may be very amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)