Whatever is attempted without previous certainty of success, may be considered as a project, and amongst narrow minds may, therefore, expose its author to censure and contempt; and if the liberty of laughing be once indulged, every man will laugh…

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals...

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals...

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

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness...

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

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.

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

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...

They make a rout about universal liberty, without considering that all that is to be...

They make a rout about universal liberty, without considering that all that is to be...

Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.

Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades...

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

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...

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.

If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority...

I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised, than have a superiority...