What is easy is seldom excellent.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

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.

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood

A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend...

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend...

Beauty has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, and the reasonings of the wise,...

Beauty has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, and the reasonings of the wise,...

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

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...

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a...

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a...

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...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Were it not for imagination, a man would be as happy in the arms of...

Exercise is labor without weariness.

Exercise is labor without weariness.

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

Example is always more efficacious than precept.

Example is always more efficacious than precept.

Every word that judges value is circular. 'Good' is 'right' is 'proper' is 'just' is...

Every word that judges value is circular. 'Good' is 'right' is 'proper' is 'just' is...

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.