Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Life Quotes, Society Quotes

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 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...

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the...

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the...

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be...

Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be...

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

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...

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...