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

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

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.

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

The future is purchased by the present.

The future is purchased by the present.

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they...

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they...

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will...

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will...

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil...

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

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.

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...

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

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...

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in...

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in...