Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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...

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own...

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own...

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

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

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to...

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to...

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does...

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does...

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...