At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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:...

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth...

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth...

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil...

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil...

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...

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by...

I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by...

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

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.

Little people do not wear well under either extremes of fortune

Little people do not wear well under either extremes of fortune

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

Language is the dress of thought; and as the noblest mien or most graceful action...

Language is the dress of thought; and as the noblest mien or most graceful action...

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...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you...

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you...

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Sanctimony is the most inexpensive form of morality. It costs us nothing to make much...

Sanctimony is the most inexpensive form of morality. It costs us nothing to make much...

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...