The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.

There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

The endearing elegance of female friendship.

The endearing elegance of female friendship.

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the...

Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the...

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

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...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge,...

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge,...

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels...

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels...

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.

People hate what they can't conquer, envy what they can't get, and destroy what they...

People hate what they can't conquer, envy what they can't get, and destroy what they...

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

My house to me is like my castle

My house to me is like my castle