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Whether Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Flattery pleases very generally. In the first place, the flatterer may think what he says to be true; but, in the second place, whether he…
- Hoc age ['do this'] is the great rule, whether you are serious or merry; whether ... learning science or duty from a folio, or floating…
- The trade of advertising is now so near to perfection that it is not easy to propose any improvement. But as every art ought to…
- We have now learned that rashness and imprudence will not be deterred from taking credit; let us try whether fraud and avarice may be more…
- Of many, imagined blessings it may be doubted whether he that wants or possesses them had more reason to be satisfied with his lot.
- Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without very accurate inquiry…
- In most ages many countries have had part of their inhabitants in a state of slavery; yet it may be doubted whether slavery can ever…
- By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences, are avoided. An…
- In a time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something good of themselves and ill of the enemy. At…
- Sir, I think all Christians, whether Papists or Protestants, agree in the essential articles, and that their differences are trivial, and rather political than religious.
- Few faults of style, whether real or imaginary, excite the malignity of a more numerous class of readers, than the use of hard words.
- If a man is in doubt whether it would be better for him to expose himself to martyrdom or not, he should not do it.…
- A blade of grass is always a blade of grass, whether in one country or another.
- Madam, before you flatter a man so grossly to his face, you should consider whether or not your flattery is worth his having.
- Don't tell me of deception; a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear.
- Dr Blair . . . asked . . . whether he thought any man of a modern age could have written such poems [Ossian] .…
- In the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be that we bear easily what we have borne long; or…
More Whether Quotes
- We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on… — Aristotle
- In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species. — David Attenborough
- Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
- Ultimately, physical resemblance isn't as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that's compelling and… — Alan Ball
- Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or… — Ezra Taft Benson
- Perhaps Communists had wormed their way so deeply into our government on both the working and planning levels that they were able… — Mark W. Clark
- What I'm really interested in is whether God could have made the world in a different way; that is, whether the necessity… — Albert Einstein