Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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...

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the...

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the...

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

It is generally known, that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment...

It is generally known, that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment...

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

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;...

Clear your mind of cant.

Clear your mind of cant.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do...

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do...

Round numbers are always false

Round numbers are always false

I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they...

I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they...

He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of...

He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

The people of your culture cling with fanatical tenacity to the specialness of man. They...

The people of your culture cling with fanatical tenacity to the specialness of man. They...

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority...

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority...