Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.

I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

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

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

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

The triumph of hope over experience

The triumph of hope over experience

A jest breaks no bones

A jest breaks no bones

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled...

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled...

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...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

To be free it is not enough to beat the system, one must beat the...

To be free it is not enough to beat the system, one must beat the...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.