Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at...

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at...

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

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...

In the bottle discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.

In the bottle discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

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...

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

In travelling, a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

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.

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue,...

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue,...

Reason and truth will prevail at last

Reason and truth will prevail at last

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

Scarcely any degree of judgment is sufficient to restrain the imagination from magnifying that on...

Scarcely any degree of judgment is sufficient to restrain the imagination from magnifying that on...

Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies

Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet...

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet...