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Equally Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. A…
- It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the general infelicity of life, he feels his own miseries without…
- Every man has frequent grievances which only the solicitude of friendship will discover and remedy, and which would remain for ever unheeded in the mighty…
- A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which…
- That there is something in advice very useful and salutary, seems to be equally confessed on all hands; since even those that reject it, allow…
- But the distant hope of being one day useful or eminent ought not to mislead us too far from that study which is equally requisite…
- The truly strong and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small.
- The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much kindness, there is…
- Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments; any enlargement of wishes is therefore equally destructive to…
- As peace is the end of war, it is the end, likewise, of preparations for war; and he may be justly hunted down, as the…
More Equally Quotes
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of… — Ansel Adams
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers… — Ezra Taft Benson
- Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty. — Jean de la Bruyere
- After a hard day scrambling to find your way around in the world, it's assuring to come home to a place you… — Max Lucado
- I strongly oppose cloning, as do most Americans. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare body parts or… — George W. Bush
- It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the general infelicity of life, he feels his… — Samuel Johnson