The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

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

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

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

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

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

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as...

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of...

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expenses

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expenses

My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.

My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

To a poet nothing can be useless

To a poet nothing can be useless

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Dr Blair . . . asked . . . whether he thought any man of...

Dr Blair . . . asked . . . whether he thought any man 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...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Life is short, and it is here to be lived.

Life is short, and it is here to be lived.

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really...

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...