A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

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...

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to...

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop

I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue,...

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue,...

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

He who endeavors to please must appear pleased

He who endeavors to please must appear pleased

It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind...

It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind...

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

We owe to memory not only the increase of our knowledge, and our progress in...

We owe to memory not only the increase of our knowledge, and our progress in...

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...

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he...

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he...

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children,...

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children,...