No man is obliged to do as much as he can do. A man is to have part of his life to himself.
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It is very natural for young men to be vehement, acrimonious and severe. For as they seldom comprehend at once all the consequences of a position, or perceive the difficulties by which cooler and more experienced reasoners are restrained from confidence, they form their conclusions with great precipitance. Seeing nothing that can darken or embarrass the question, they expect to find their own opinion universally prevalent, and are inclined to impute uncertainty and hesitation to want of honesty, rather than of knowledge.Samuel Johnson
The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life.
Samuel Johnson
We may examine, indeed, but we never can decide, because our faculties are unequal to the subject we see a little, and form an opinion we see more, and change it
Samuel Johnson
Sir, he was dull in company, dull in his closet, dull everywhere. He was dull in a new way, and that made many people think him great.
Samuel Johnson
Excellence, in any department, can only be attained by the labor of a lifetime. It is not purchased at a lesser price.
Samuel Johnson
The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket a very few names may be considered as perpetual lamps that shine unconsumed.
Samuel Johnson
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