It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

Men hate more steadily than they love; and if I have said something to hurt...

Men hate more steadily than they love; and if I have said something to hurt...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

Every error in human conduct must arise from ignorance in ourselves, either perpetual or temporary;...

Every error in human conduct must arise from ignorance in ourselves, either perpetual or temporary;...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

The future is purchased by the present.

The future is purchased by the present.

Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not...

Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either...

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either...

Money confounds subordination

Money confounds subordination

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

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

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

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value...

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value...

I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.