In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be that we bear easily what we have borne long; or that, finding ourselves in age less regarded, we less regard others; or, that we look…

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread...

The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread...

The great source of pleasure is variety

The great source of pleasure is variety

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done...

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done...

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

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

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

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted...

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted...

Reason and truth will prevail at last

Reason and truth will prevail at last

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not...

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not...

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night...

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night...