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

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Gratitude Quotes

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he...

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even...

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

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...

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

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...

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir,...

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir,...

In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be...

In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be...

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

To a poet nothing can be useless

To a poet nothing can be useless

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;...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized...

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized...

At times is it seems that I am living my life backward, and that at...

At times is it seems that I am living my life backward, and that at...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...