I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what...

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what...

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,...

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention,...

Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention,...

The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and...

The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and...

To a poet nothing can be useless

To a poet nothing can be useless

It is peculiarly the business of a monitor to keep his own reputation untainted, lest...

It is peculiarly the business of a monitor to keep his own reputation untainted, lest...

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...

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done,...

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done,...

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

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...

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a...

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a...

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

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...

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

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

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...

Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the...

Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the...

The key to the behavior of subjects lies not in pent-up anger or aggression, but...

The key to the behavior of subjects lies not in pent-up anger or aggression, but...