It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals...

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

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...

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

The necessary connexion of representatives with taxes, seems to have sunk deep into many of...

The necessary connexion of representatives with taxes, seems to have sunk deep into many of...

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious; and he that becomes suspicious will quickly...

He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious; and he that becomes suspicious will quickly...

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

What is easy is seldom excellent.

What is easy is seldom excellent.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

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.

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

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,...

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you...

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you...

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

The yearning for an afterlife is the opposite of selfish: it is love and praise...

The yearning for an afterlife is the opposite of selfish: it is love and praise...

True friendship is never serene.

True friendship is never serene.