Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

A vow is a snare for sin

A vow is a snare for sin

From ignorance our comfort flows, the only wretched are the wise

From ignorance our comfort flows, the only wretched are the wise

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

He that is pushing his predecessors into the gulf of obscurity, cannot but sometimes suspect,...

He that is pushing his predecessors into the gulf of obscurity, cannot but sometimes suspect,...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

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...

A jest breaks no bones

A jest breaks no bones

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in...

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of...

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of...

Millions of Americans each year use our national forests to go hiking, fishing, hunting, camping,...

Millions of Americans each year use our national forests to go hiking, fishing, hunting, camping,...

Like the snake sheds its skin living for a while in another one, man strips...

Like the snake sheds its skin living for a while in another one, man strips...