Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased by causes...

The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased by causes...

As peace is the end of war, it is the end, likewise, of preparations for...

As peace is the end of war, it is the end, likewise, of preparations for...

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.

That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

Every error in human conduct must arise from ignorance in ourselves, either perpetual or temporary;...

Every error in human conduct must arise from ignorance in ourselves, either perpetual or temporary;...

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his...

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his...

Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see

Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see

The insolence of wealth will creep out

The insolence of wealth will creep out

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

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

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

It's a bad day when my glasses are M.I.A.

It's a bad day when my glasses are M.I.A.