To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and severity are properly employed.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

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...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...

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...

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

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

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform,...

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform,...

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world...

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

Attainment is followed by neglect, possession by disgust, and the malicious remark of the Greek...

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.

It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong...

It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong...

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,...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring...

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

It is generally known, that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment...

It is generally known, that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment...

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

People are disturbed not by things, but by the view they take of them.

People are disturbed not by things, but by the view they take of them.