Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to…

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he…

— Samuel Johnson

“Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess.”

— John C. Maxwell

“(Not that I’ve ever had much use for reality—having spent much of what I laughingly refer to as my adult life attempting to escape…

— Carrie Fisher

The shoddy work of despair, the pointless work of pride, equally betray Creation. They are wastes of life.

— Wendell Berry

The unhappy man, who once has trail'd a pen, Lives not to please himself, but other men; Is always drudging, wastes his life and…

— John Dryden

Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time…

— Stephen Covey

The vilest deeds like poison weeds Bloom well in prison air; It is only what is good in man That wastes and withers there.

— Oscar Wilde

It is sad, indeed, to see how man wastes his opportunities. How many could be made happy, with the blessings which are recklessly wasted…

— John Lubbock

A man wastes his time going to hear some of our eloquent modern preachers; they may change his opinions, but never his conduct.

— Honore de Balzac

The man of meditation is the man who wastes no time, scatters no energy, misses no opportunity.

— Annie Besant

A successful author is equally in danger of the diminution of his fame, whether he continues or ceases to write. The regard of the…

— Samuel Johnson

Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present incidents or…

— Samuel Johnson

As not every instance of similitude can be considered as a proof of imitation, so not every imitation ought to be stigmatised as plagiarism.…

— Samuel Johnson

A simile, to be perfect, must both illustrate and ennoble the subject; must show it to the understanding in a clearer view, and display…

— Samuel Johnson

A minute analysis of life at once destroys that splendor which dazzles the imagination. Whatsoever grandeur can display, or luxury enjoy, is procured by…

— Samuel Johnson