He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

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

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

A jest breaks no bones

A jest breaks no bones

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do...

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do...

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.

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

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...

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

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

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

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is...

If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is...

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...