Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

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...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die

The great source of pleasure is variety

The great source of pleasure is variety

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

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...

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

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

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to...

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to...

Avarice is always poor

Avarice is always poor

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.