That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals;...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

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

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

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

Before marriage a woman is pensive, after marriage, expensive

Before marriage a woman is pensive, after marriage, expensive

Pleasure itself is not a vice

Pleasure itself is not a vice

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole...

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole...

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.

Politics makes estranged bedfellows.

Politics makes estranged bedfellows.