Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform, and distinct

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

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...

That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm,...

That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm,...

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.

Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see

Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in...

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in...

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

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...

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...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

To hear complaints is wearisome to the wretched and the happy alike.

To hear complaints is wearisome to the wretched and the happy alike.

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...

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

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...

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.