Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not love you; you may settle yourself in full confidence both of my love and my esteem; I love you as a kind man, I value…

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

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.

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

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

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are...

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are...

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

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...

Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have...

Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have...

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to...

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

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...

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

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...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking

He who fears death enjoys not life.

He who fears death enjoys not life.

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love,...

I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love,...