Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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...

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth...

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth...

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own...

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own...

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

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...

Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and...

Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from...

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from...

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing...

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing...