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

Quote by Samuel Johnson

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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;...

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and...

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation

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

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

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

Money confounds subordination

Money confounds subordination

Actions are visible, though motives are secret.

Actions are visible, though motives are secret.

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that...

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that...

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

Where there is no hope there can be no endeavor

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable

Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable