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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Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it...

Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it...

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

Dr Blair . . . asked . . . whether he thought any man of...

Dr Blair . . . asked . . . whether he thought any man of...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

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...

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not...

Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not...

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

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

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

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it...

The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it...

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

Reason and truth will prevail at last

Reason and truth will prevail at last

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then...

I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then...