Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is any recourse to the mention of it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

Language is the dress of thought.

Language is the dress of thought.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be...

In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting...

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting...