Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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I have ever since (his wife's death) seemed to myself broken off from mankind; a...

I have ever since (his wife's death) seemed to myself broken off from mankind; a...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

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...

Players, Sir! I look upon them as no better than creatures set upon tables and...

Players, Sir! I look upon them as no better than creatures set upon tables and...

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give...

Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give...

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

Reason and truth will prevail at last

Reason and truth will prevail at last

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or...

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or...

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie, and rage.

We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie, and rage.

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.

When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to...

When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to...