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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Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

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,...

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is...

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Money confounds subordination

Money confounds subordination

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

To love their country has been considered as virtue in men, whose love could not...

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...

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

Judgment is forced upon us by experience

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a...

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a...

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.

He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.

He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.

The future is purchased by the present.

The future is purchased by the present.

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the...

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the...

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...

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

I have no more pleasure in hearing a man attempting wit and failing, than in...

I have no more pleasure in hearing a man attempting wit and failing, than in...

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.