Samuel Pepys Quotes

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

did here sit two or three hours calling for twenty books to lay this money out upon, and found myself at a great losse where to choose, and do see how my nature would gladly return to laying out money in this trade.

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

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.

He tells me we are like to receive some shame about the business of his bastarde with Jack Noble; but no matter, so it cost us no money.

23rd. This my birthday, 28 years.

having not for some days been in the streets; but now how few people I see, and those looking like people that had taken leave of the world.

I saw the girl of the house, being very pretty, go into a chamber, and I went in after her and kissed her.

Hanem ezentúl kevésbé tisztelem a királyokat, látva, hogy az esőnek ők sem tudnak parancsolni.

Music [is] a science peculiarly productive of a pleasure that no state of life, publick or private, secular or sacred; no difference of age or season; no temper of mind or condition of health exempt from present anguish; nor, lastly, distinction of quality, renders either improper, untimely, or unentertaining.