Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from...

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from...

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

What is easy is seldom excellent.

What is easy is seldom excellent.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

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

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

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...

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.

Marriage, Sir, is much more necessary to a man than to a woman; for he...

Marriage, Sir, is much more necessary to a man than to a woman; for he...

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

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...

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...

Accustom your children constantly to this; if a thing happened at one window and they,...

Accustom your children constantly to this; if a thing happened at one window and they,...

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.