Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what...

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what...

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary...

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

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

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to...

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to...

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

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...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of...

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of...