Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek epigrammatist on marriage may be applied to many another course of life, that its two days of happiness are the first and the last

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live

What signifies protesting so against flattery! when a person speaks well of one, it must...

What signifies protesting so against flattery! when a person speaks well of one, it must...

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,...

A vow is a snare for sin

A vow is a snare for sin

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a...

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

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...

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

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.

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a...

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

There is scarcely any writer who has not celebrated the happiness of rural privacy, and...

There is scarcely any writer who has not celebrated the happiness of rural privacy, and...

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until...

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until...

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...