Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Money confounds subordination.

Money confounds subordination.

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as...

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

What signifies protesting so against flattery! when a person speaks well of one, it must...

What signifies protesting so against flattery! when a person speaks well of one, it must...

A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.

A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or...

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or...

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

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...

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

I have ever since (his wife's death) seemed to myself broken off from mankind; a...

I have ever since (his wife's death) seemed to myself broken off from mankind; a...

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...

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.

There are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humor, cannot find its way.

There are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humor, cannot find its way.

Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.

Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.

Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.

Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.