Quotes by Samuel Johnson

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

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Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

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

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Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

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At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does...

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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

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

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

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Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call...

#Samuel Johnson