To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in...

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in...

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done...

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done...

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of 21, little did...

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of 21, little did...

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...

The animadversions of critics are commonly such as may easily provoke the sedatest writer to...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can;...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so...

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so...

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

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...

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

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.

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves,...

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people

Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people

Unless its out of the goodness of someones heart, I dont like having things given...

Unless its out of the goodness of someones heart, I dont like having things given...

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...