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Samuel Johnson
It was his...
It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must...
Money and time...
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and. . . the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of...
No man was...
No man was ever great by imitation.
Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed....
No man is...
No man is obliged to do as much as he can do. A man is to have part of his life to...
Madam, before you...
Madam, before you flatter a man so grossly to his face, you should consider whether or not your flattery is worth his...
Lawyers know life...
Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with.
My dear friend,...
My dear friend, clear your mind of cant . . . You may talk in this manner; it is a mode of talking in Society: but...
Nothing will ever...
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome.
No money is...
No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.
Source:...
No man but...
No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.
Source: Quoted in: James...
Love has no...
Love has no great influences upon the sum of life.
Source: In Webster's Electronic...
No degree of...
No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly...
Our brightest blazes...
Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
Source:...
Painting consumes labour...
Painting consumes labour not disproportionate to its effect; but a fellow will hack half a year at a block of marble...
Nothing is more...
Nothing is more common than mutual dislike, where mutual approbation is particularly...
Men are wise...
Men are wise in proportion not to their experience but to their capacity for experience.
No man is...
No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures.
Source: Quoted in: Boswell, Life of Samuel...
Poetry is the...
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Source: In Webster's Electronic...
Prudence operates on...
Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rules of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation ~...
PATRON: One who...
PATRON: One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with...