Words are but the signs of ideas.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of...

Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of...

It seems not more reasonable to leave the right of printing unrestrained, because writers may...

It seems not more reasonable to leave the right of printing unrestrained, because writers may...

Exercise is labor without weariness.

Exercise is labor without weariness.

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

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...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.

The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some...

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some...

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always...

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always...

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that...

What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that...

Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always...

Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always...

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in...

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in...

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.