The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Dependence Quotes

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

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...

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

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

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

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not...

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not...

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

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 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

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

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...

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give...

Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give...

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to...

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to...

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with...

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with...