A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why,...

If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why,...

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...

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...

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until...

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until...

A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is...

A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is...

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge,...

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge,...

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for...

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for...

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir,...

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir,...

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done...

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done...

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.