Quotes By Samuel Pepys

Saw a wedding in the church. It was strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.

Strange, to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition, every man and wife gazing and smiling at them.

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

Thanks be to God. Since my leaving the drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company.

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

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

I went out to Charing Cross to see Major General Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition.