We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for 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.

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you...

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

The longer we live, and the more we think, the higher value we learn to...

He that is pushing his predecessors into the gulf of obscurity, cannot but sometimes suspect,...

He that is pushing his predecessors into the gulf of obscurity, cannot but sometimes suspect,...

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those...

You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those...

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 hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

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

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

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a...

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a...

Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and...

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence,...

There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence,...

The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking...

The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking...

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.