Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love,...

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that...

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that...

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

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

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see

Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

The endearing elegance of female friendship.

The endearing elegance of female friendship.

Your aspirations are your possibilities.

Your aspirations are your possibilities.

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

What signifies protesting so against flattery! when a person speaks well of one, it must...

What signifies protesting so against flattery! when a person speaks well of one, it must...

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation