Quotes by Samuel Pepys

"Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody."
Samuel Pepys
"The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more in pleasure, knowing that this is the proper age of my life to do it; and, out of my observation that most men that do thrive in the world do forget to take pleasure during the time that they are getting their estate, but reserve that till they have got one, and then it is too late for them to enjoy it."
Samuel Pepys
"He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound."
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Samuel Pepys FRS (/ˈpiːps/ PEEPS; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English writer and Tory politician. He served as an official in the Navy Board and Member of Parliament, but is most remembered...