There is a good and a bad light in which every thing that befalls us may be taken. … - Samuel Richardson

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You want it to be hard. If it's hard, then that means others can't do it easily and you can charge for that value.

Samuel Richardson

There is a good and a bad light in which every thing that befalls us may be taken. If the human mind will busy itself to make theworst of every disagreeable occurrence, it will never want woe.

Bad, Good, Light, Occurrence, Optimism, Taken

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The Nature of Familiar Letters, written, as it were, to the Moment, while the Heart is agitated by Hopes and Fears, on Events undecided, must plead an Excuse for the Bulk of a Collection of this Kind. Mere Facts and Characters might be comprised in a much smaller Compass: But, would they be equally interesting?

Heart, Character, Interesting, Nature, Letters, Undecided

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband!

Betrayed, Choices, False, Husband, Inconsiderate, Rakes

A good man will extend his munificence to the industrious poor of all persuasions reduced by age, infirmity, or accident; to thosewho labour under incurable maladies; and to the youth of either sex, who are capable of beginning the world with advantage, but have not the means.

Beginning, Mean, Men, Persuasions, Sex, Thosewho

We have nothing to do, but to choose what is right, to be steady in the pursuit of it, and leave the issue to Providence.

Issues, Free Will, Pursuit, Right, Nothing

We can all be good when we have no temptation or provocation to the contrary.

Temptation, Goodness, Be Good, Contrary, Good

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