Richard Steele Quotes


Nothing is more silly than the pleasure some people take in "speaking their minds." A man of this make will say a rude thing for the mere pleasure of saying it, when an opposite behavior, full as innocent, might have preserved his friend, or made his fortune.


Citations

Steele, Richard. "No. 386." The Spectator, vol. 5, J. and R. Tonson, 1747, p. 302.

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Richard Steele
Richard Steele
  • Born: March 12, 1672
  • Died: September 1, 1729
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Writer Politician

Sir Richard Steele was an Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator.