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

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Praise Quotes

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

Those who have no power to judge of past times but by their own, should...

Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and...

Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals...

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to...

From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to...

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Truth allows no choice

Truth allows no choice

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst...

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

Use, don't abuse.

Use, don't abuse.

We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family....

We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family....