A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting drunk.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Money confounds subordination

Money confounds subordination

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of 21, little did...

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of 21, little did...

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

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 world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going...

The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going...

To a poet nothing can be useless

To a poet nothing can be useless

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

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...

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much...

When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much...

It is peculiarly the business of a monitor to keep his own reputation untainted, lest...

It is peculiarly the business of a monitor to keep his own reputation untainted, lest...

To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

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

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

Having friends around for a pleasant evening is one of life's most cherished joys as...

Having friends around for a pleasant evening is one of life's most cherished joys as...