Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

Disease is a physical process that generally begins that equality which death completes

Disease is a physical process that generally begins that equality which death completes

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

When once a man has made celebrity necessary to his happiness, he has put it...

When once a man has made celebrity necessary to his happiness, he has put it...

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Pleasure itself is not a vice

Pleasure itself is not a vice

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

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,...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

Politeness is one of those advantages which we never estimate rightly but by the inconvenience...

Politeness is one of those advantages which we never estimate rightly but by the inconvenience...

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

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

Round numbers are always false

Round numbers are always false

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

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

Remember, we all stumble, every one of us.That's why it is a comfort to go...

Remember, we all stumble, every one of us.That's why it is a comfort to go...

A friend is a present you give to yourself.

A friend is a present you give to yourself.

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?