Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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.

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

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...

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at...

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at...

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...

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

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,...

Most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's wife genteelly:...

Most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's wife genteelly:...

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

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...

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

I'd rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I...

I'd rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I...

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to...

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to...