A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent in parliament, has, for himself, neither hope nor fear, neither kindness nor resentment, but refers every thing to…

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own...

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own...

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

Marriage, Sir, is much more necessary to a man than to a woman; for he...

Marriage, Sir, is much more necessary to a man than to a woman; for he...

Love is only one of many passions.

Love is only one of many passions.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

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

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

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.

Hope is itself a species of happiness and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

Hope is itself a species of happiness and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is...

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is...

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing...

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing...

They make a rout about universal liberty, without considering that all that is to be...

They make a rout about universal liberty, without considering that all that is to be...

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

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

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

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

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

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

It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a...

It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a...

Love is a decision - not an emotion

Love is a decision - not an emotion