Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Joy Quotes

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Accustom your children constantly to this; if a thing happened at one window and they,...

Accustom your children constantly to this; if a thing happened at one window and they,...

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

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

A jest breaks no bones

A jest breaks no bones

Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give...

Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give...

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

No man heartily hates him at who he can laugh

No man heartily hates him at who he can laugh

If we can open your mind to laughter, we can slip in a little information.

If we can open your mind to laughter, we can slip in a little information.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who...

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who...