Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of poverty to the want of superfluities

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...

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other...

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other...

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write....

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write....

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

Clear your mind of cant.

Clear your mind of cant.

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...

Reason and truth will prevail at last

Reason and truth will prevail at last

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying...

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying...

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

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...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Golf: A game in which you claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Money confounds subordination.

Money confounds subordination.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy...

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy...