The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of...

The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going...

The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going...

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how...

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how...

Nature is a hanging judge

Nature is a hanging judge

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...

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him...

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as...

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop

I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.