A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love...

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love...

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

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,...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

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;...

A jest breaks no bones

A jest breaks no bones

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...

Marriage, Sir, is much more necessary to a man than to a woman; for he...

Marriage, Sir, is much more necessary to a man than to a woman; for he...

Those that have loved longest love best.

Those that have loved longest love best.

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do...

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do...

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

Money confounds subordination.

Money confounds subordination.

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or...

It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or...

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.