That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own self-esteem

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

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....

All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it

All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

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

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

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

Language is the dress of thought.

Language is the dress of thought.

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...

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...

No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. There is a...

No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. There is a...

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated...

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated...

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

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

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

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...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...