Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries of time: he should impute the seeming defects of his author to some chasm of intelligence, and suppose that the sense which is now weak…

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.

The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.

To hear complaints is wearisome to the wretched and the happy alike.

To hear complaints is wearisome to the wretched and the happy alike.

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

What ills from beauty spring

What ills from beauty spring

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...

A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is...

A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking...

The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking...

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

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...

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty

Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty