To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and severity are properly employed.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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One of the amusements of idleness is reading without the fatigue of close attention; and...

One of the amusements of idleness is reading without the fatigue of close attention; and...

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die

If you would shut up any man with any woman, so as to make them...

If you would shut up any man with any woman, so as to make them...

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated...

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated...

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

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

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

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...

Those that have loved longest love best.

Those that have loved longest love best.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some...

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some...

The appearance and retirement of actors are the great events of the theatrical world; and...

The appearance and retirement of actors are the great events of the theatrical world; and...

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to...

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to...

My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.

My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...