A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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A jest breaks no bones

A jest breaks no bones

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

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 soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to...

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to...

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...

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

To us, who are regaled every morning and evening with intelligence, and are supplied from...

To us, who are regaled every morning and evening with intelligence, and are supplied from...

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...