There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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

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

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

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

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

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue,...

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue,...

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

Language is the dress of thought.

Language is the dress of thought.

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...

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

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...

The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it...

The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it...

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already...

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,...

The future is purchased by the present.

The future is purchased by the present.

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...