Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other...

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

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...

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

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...

What is easy is seldom excellent.

What is easy is seldom excellent.

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always...

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always...

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

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...

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

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...

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will...

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will...

I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness...

I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness...