Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

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.

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

The great source of pleasure is variety

The great source of pleasure is variety

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

What is easy is seldom excellent.

What is easy is seldom excellent.

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

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,...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to...

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to...

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

Nature is a hanging judge

Nature is a hanging judge

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay...