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Every Man Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either of his virtue or felicity;…
- The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to…
- Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself
- There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction, which inclines every man first to hope, and then to believe, that Nature has…
- I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful; for not only…
- 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…
- We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch advantages without paying…
- The hostility perpetually exercised between one man and another, is caused by the desire of many for that which only few can possess. Every man…
- The power, indeed, of every individual is small, and the consequence of his endeavours imperceptible, in a general prospect of the world. Providence has given…
- Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his foresight, and with which he did…
- Little would be wanting to the happiness of life, if every man could conform to the right as soon as he was shown it.
- Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency…
- Every man is of importance to himself.
- Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst man in proportion to the level he is unfit for…
- Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present incidents or characters…
- To exact of every man who writes that he should say something new, would be to reduce authors to a small number; to oblige the…
- Every one should consider himself as intrusted not only with his own conduct, but with that of others; and as accountable, not only for the…
- There is no crime more infamous than the violation of truth. It is apparent that men can be social beings no longer than they believe…
- Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning.
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- It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either of his… — Samuel Johnson