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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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...

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

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

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

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted...

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted...

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled...

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled...

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...

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...

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir,...

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir,...

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...