It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

Round numbers are always false

Round numbers are always false

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

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

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

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always...

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always...

From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to...

From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to...

Money confounds subordination.

Money confounds subordination.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...

Nature is a hanging judge

Nature is a hanging judge

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.

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

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...

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

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...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

Laughing at our friends, we avenge the disappointment they have caused.

Laughing at our friends, we avenge the disappointment they have caused.