Players, Sir! I look upon them as no better than creatures set upon tables and joint-stools to make faces and produce laughter, like dancing dogs.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

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...

Wise married women don't trouble themselves about infidelity in their husbands

Wise married women don't trouble themselves about infidelity in their husbands

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...

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

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

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own...

Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary;...

Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary;...

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why,...

If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why,...

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

The purpose of a writer is to be read, and the criticism which would destroy...

The purpose of a writer is to be read, and the criticism which would destroy...

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be...

In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be...

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing...

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing...

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.