When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little...

Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little...

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

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.

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the...

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the...

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.

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...

Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not...

Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention,...

Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention,...

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some...

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

The accidental prescriptions of authority, when time has procured them veneration, are often confounded with...

The accidental prescriptions of authority, when time has procured them veneration, are often confounded with...

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Those that have loved longest love best.

Those that have loved longest love best.

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

To be loved is very demoralizing

To be loved is very demoralizing