Pleasure itself is not a vice

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

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...

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up...

Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up...

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...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love...

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted...

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy,...

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...

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...

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore...

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore...

I like when a guy makes me feel like a woman and a little girl...

I like when a guy makes me feel like a woman and a little girl...