Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is...

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is...

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

To a poet nothing can be useless

To a poet nothing can be useless

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

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...

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary...

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary...

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

The accidental prescriptions of authority, when time has procured them veneration, are often confounded with...

The accidental prescriptions of authority, when time has procured them veneration, are often confounded with...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

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...

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...

Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground...

If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground...