Quotation by

Samuel Richardson

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so low as to make men and women humbler than they ought to be.

Samuel Richardson

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Samuel Richardson is saying that people naturally have a sense of pride and self-respect that prevents them from being too humble or submissive. This means that men and women usually maintain a certain level of dignity and will not allow themselves to be treated as less than they deserve.

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