Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man...

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man...

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

There are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humor, cannot find its way.

There are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humor, cannot find its way.

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated...

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated...

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,...

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

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...

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.

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

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...

Praise is so pleasing to the mind of man that it is the original of...

Praise is so pleasing to the mind of man that it is the original of...

Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.

Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few...

To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few...