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List of Samuel Pepys Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 32 inspiring quotes by Samuel Pepys.

About Samuel Pepys

  • Born: February 23, 1633
  • Died: May 26, 1703
  • Occupation: Member Of Parliament
    • Find myself £43 worse than i was the last month ... chiefly arisen from my layings-out in clothes for myself and wife; viz., for her, about £12, and for myself, £55 or thereabouts.
    Clothes Wife Lasts
    I did this night promise my wife never to go to bed without calling upon god, upon my knees, in prayer.
    Prayer Night Wife
    However, music and women i cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.
    Music Business Giving
    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.
    Sunday Night Looks
    I went home and took my wife and went to my cosen tho. pepys's and found them just sat down to dinner, which was very good; only the venison pasty was palpable beef, which was not handsome.
    Food Home Wife
    But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.
    Leadership Kings Rain
    To church in the morning, and there saw a wedding in the church, which i have not seen many a day; and the young people so merry one with another, and strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition, every man and woman gazing and smiling at them.
    Morning Men People
    Did satisfy myself mighty fair in the truth of the saying that the world do not grow old at all, but is in as good condition in all respects as ever it was.
    World Grows Fairs
    I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; but i will not, for my content-sake, give it.
    Opportunity Giving Wife
    At the royall oake taverne, i drank a sort of french wine called ho bryan, that hath a good and most particular taste that i never met with.
    Wine Taste Mets
    I see it is impossible for the king to have things done as cheap as other men.
    Kings Men Done
    The best of a bad bargain.
    Bargains
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