As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own dignity, to retract it as soon as he discovers it

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Praise is so pleasing to the mind of man that it is the original of...

Praise is so pleasing to the mind of man that it is the original of...

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth...

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth...

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

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...

Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up...

Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

He who endeavors to please must appear pleased

He who endeavors to please must appear pleased

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

Players, Sir! I look upon them as no better than creatures set upon tables and...

Players, Sir! I look upon them as no better than creatures set upon tables and...

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

He who angers you conquers you.

He who angers you conquers you.

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage...

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage...

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue...

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue...

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some...

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some...