The triumph of hope over experience

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily...

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

The future is purchased by the present.

The future is purchased by the present.

The duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to...

The duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to...

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

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

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

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...

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done,...

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done,...

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to...

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to...

The insolence of wealth will creep out

The insolence of wealth will creep out

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

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...

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been