Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted...

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

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

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our...

That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our...

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

When a man marries a widow his jealousies revert to the past: no man is...

Praise is so pleasing to the mind of man that it is the original of...

Praise is so pleasing to the mind of man that it is the original of...

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with...

To us, who are regaled every morning and evening with intelligence, and are supplied from...

To us, who are regaled every morning and evening with intelligence, and are supplied from...

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

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for...

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

Wise married women don't trouble themselves about infidelity in their husbands

Wise married women don't trouble themselves about infidelity in their husbands

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will...

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

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

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much,...

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much,...