A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

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...

When once a man has made celebrity necessary to his happiness, he has put it...

When once a man has made celebrity necessary to his happiness, he has put it...

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

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

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

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

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...

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,...

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

That's great advertising when you can turn Chicago into a city you'd want to spend...

That's great advertising when you can turn Chicago into a city you'd want to spend...

I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if...

I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if...