He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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The man whose genius qualifies him for great undertakings must at least be content to...

The man whose genius qualifies him for great undertakings must at least be content to...

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

The great source of pleasure is variety

The great source of pleasure is variety

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...

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so...

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so...

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform,...

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform,...

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...

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...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

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;...

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do...

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do...

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

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 spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.