It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

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.

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,...

Those that have loved longest love best.

Those that have loved longest love best.

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him...

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him...

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...

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man...

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man...

Your aspirations are your possibilities.

Your aspirations are your possibilities.

The duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to...

The duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to...

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased by causes...

The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased by causes...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge,...

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge,...

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that...

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that...

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.