Attempting Quote by Samuel Johnson

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