A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

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...

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Clear your mind of cant.

Clear your mind of cant.

There is scarcely any writer who has not celebrated the happiness of rural privacy, and...

There is scarcely any writer who has not celebrated the happiness of rural privacy, and...

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

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...

No man heartily hates him at who he can laugh

No man heartily hates him at who he can laugh

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

Beauty has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, and the reasonings of the wise,...

Beauty has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, and the reasonings of the wise,...

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

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

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

Love may exist without jealousy, although this is rare; but jealousy may exist without love,...

Love may exist without jealousy, although this is rare; but jealousy may exist without love,...

And we will feel that no question has a point because it is more than...

And we will feel that no question has a point because it is more than...

Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure; let us be jocund

Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure; let us be jocund