Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense. He whom nature has made weak, and idleness keeps ignorant, may yet support his vanity by the name of a critic.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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...

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done,...

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done,...

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how...

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how...

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...

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...

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

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

A jest breaks no bones

A jest breaks no bones

It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be...

It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be...

Men hate more steadily than they love; and if I have said something to hurt...

Men hate more steadily than they love; and if I have said something to hurt...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

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...

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will...

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will...

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...

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There...

A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There...

We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of separate but equal...

We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of separate but equal...

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.