Samuel Pepys Short Quotes

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But it is pretty to see what money will do.

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Musick is the thing of the world that I love most.

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Home, and, being washing-day, dined upon cold meat.

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Whose red nose makes me ashamed to be seen with him.

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"By god", says he, "I think the Devil shits Dutchmen"

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My wife, who, poor wretch, is troubled with her lonely life.

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He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound.

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Music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.

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Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.

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Musick and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.

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Musique and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.

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To the Trinity House, where a very good dinner among the old soakers.

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I am unwilling to mix my fortune with him that is going down the wind.

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To this very day, I cannot sleep at night, without great terrors of fire.

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I see it is impossible for the King to have things done as cheap as other men.

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As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me.

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Most of their discourse was about hunting, in a dialect I understand very little.

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To church; and with my mourning, very handsome, and new periwig, make a great show.

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But methought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

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Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.

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Gives me some kind of content to remember how painful it is sometimes to keep money, as well as to get it.

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And so to Mrs. Martin and there did what je voudrais avec her, both devante and backward, which is also muy bon plazer.

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Now public business takes up so much of my time that I must get time a Sundays or a nights to look after my own matters.

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But Lord! to see the absurd nature of Englishmen, that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at every thing that looks strange.

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Great fear of the sicknesses here in the City, it being said that two or three houses are already shut up. God preserve us all.

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Memoirs are true and useful stars, whilst studied histories are those stars joined in constellations, according to the fancy of the poet.

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Up and with my wife to church, where Mr. Mills made an unnecessary sermon on Original Sin, neither understood by himself, nor the people.

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In appearance, at least, he being on all occasions glad to be at friendship with me, though we hate one another, and know it on both sides.

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Though he be a fool, yet he keeps much company, and will tell all he sees or hears, and so a man may understand what the common talk of the town is.

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This morning came home my fine camlet cloak, with gold buttons, and a silk suit, which cost me much money, and I pray God to make me able to pay for it.

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