Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Money confounds subordination

Money confounds subordination

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some...

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some...

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they...

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they...

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things

Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the...

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the...

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the...

Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the...

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him...

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him...