Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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.

The insolence of wealth will creep out

The insolence of wealth will creep out

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you...

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you...

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

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.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

I have no more pleasure in hearing a man attempting wit and failing, than in...

I have no more pleasure in hearing a man attempting wit and failing, than in...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in...

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in...

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.

A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.