When once a man has made celebrity necessary to his happiness, he has put it in the power of the weakest and most timorous malignity, if not to take away his satisfaction, at least to withhold it. His enemies may…

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

Money confounds subordination.

Money confounds subordination.

A man will turn over half a library to make one book

A man will turn over half a library to make one book

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment

There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence,...

There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence,...

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

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.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

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...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

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...

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

No man was ever great by imitation.

No man was ever great by imitation.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...