Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it read more
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.
The future is purchased by the present.
The future is purchased by the present.
An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.
An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.
When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, read more
When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
