By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing that she made him so happy as a married man, that he wishes to be so a second time.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

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...

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals...

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...

To us, who are regaled every morning and evening with intelligence, and are supplied from...

To us, who are regaled every morning and evening with intelligence, and are supplied from...

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm,...

That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm,...

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

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...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing...

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing...

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his...

Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his...

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...