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Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition.
Samuel Johnson
I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
Samuel Johnson
The folly of allowing ourselves to delay what we know cannot be finally escaped is one of the general weaknesses which, in spite of the instruction of moralists, and the remonstrance of reason, prevail to a greater or less degree in every mind
Samuel Johnson
He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
Samuel Johnson
Words are the daughters of the earth, And things are the sons of heaven.
Samuel Johnson
About things on which the public thinks long it commonly thinks right.
Samuel Johnson
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No amounts of stone and bone could yield the kinds of information that the paintings gave so freely.
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Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews.
Pola Negri
At the dawn of the 19th century, the country was awakening to its enormous scope and variety.
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Happiness is nothing if it is not known, And very little if it is not envied.
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Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition.
Samuel Johnson
I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
Samuel Johnson
The folly of allowing ourselves to delay what we know cannot be finally escaped is one of the general weaknesses which, in spite of the instruction of moralists, and the remonstrance of reason, prevail to a greater or less degree in every mind
Samuel Johnson
He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
Samuel Johnson
Words are the daughters of the earth, And things are the sons of heaven.
Samuel Johnson
About things on which the public thinks long it commonly thinks right.
Samuel Johnson
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Based on Topics: Happiness Quotes
Based on Keywords: envied
No amounts of stone and bone could yield the kinds of information that the paintings gave so freely.
Mary Leakey
Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews.
Pola Negri
At the dawn of the 19th century, the country was awakening to its enormous scope and variety.
David Lavender