It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

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...

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write....

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write....

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Round numbers are always false

Round numbers are always false

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

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...

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or...

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or...

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

Those that have loved longest love best.

Those that have loved longest love best.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if...

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if...

When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed.

When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed.