Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and...

Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and...

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a...

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a...

Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have...

Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have...

To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.

To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be...

Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be...

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to...

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to...

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

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...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

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.

It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination

It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in...

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in...

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...