I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Cheating Quotes

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

Before marriage a woman is pensive, after marriage, expensive

Before marriage a woman is pensive, after marriage, expensive

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

The future is purchased by the present.

The future is purchased by the present.

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals...

It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be...

It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be...

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

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.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always...

Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always...

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

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;...

When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is...

When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is...

Those who know all, but are lacking in themselves, are utterly lacking.

Those who know all, but are lacking in themselves, are utterly lacking.