Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drive into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit…

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

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,...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of...

Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying...

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying...

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of...

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of...

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much...

When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much...

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

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,...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

It is easier to restrain wild donkeys (Democrats) than to raise a dead elephant (Republicans)

It is easier to restrain wild donkeys (Democrats) than to raise a dead elephant (Republicans)

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the...

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the...