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

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last

One of the amusements of idleness is reading without the fatigue of close attention; and...

One of the amusements of idleness is reading without the fatigue of close attention; and...

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

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

Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the...

Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the...

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend...

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend...

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

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...

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Avarice is always poor

Avarice is always poor

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...

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Whatever is attempted without previous certainty of success, may be considered as a project, and...

Whatever is attempted without previous certainty of success, may be considered as a project, and...

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does...

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does...

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

It seems not more reasonable to leave the right of printing unrestrained, because writers may...

It seems not more reasonable to leave the right of printing unrestrained, because writers may...

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

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...

When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to...

When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to...

Don't limit your challenges; challenge your limits.

Don't limit your challenges; challenge your limits.

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion