"I would advise no man to marry who……" — Samuel Johnson

"I would advise no man to marry who is not likely to propagate understanding."

— Samuel Johnson

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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson has 1,266 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Your aspirations are your possibilities.
It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on…
Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought…
Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect…

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When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God. — Abu Bakr
Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators… — Gary Bauer
It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers. — Aeschylus
I hardly expected the grand jury to sustain me, after they saw everything different from what it had been while… — Nellie Bly
I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take… — Les Brown
Just really, really believe in what you're trying to do. Don't let people alter that. Let people advise you and… — Luke Bryan
I'm taking a vow not to advise. — Barbara Bush
To advise is not to compel. — Anton Chekhov
I would advise you to keep your overhead down; avoid a major drug habit; play everyday, and take it front… — James Taylor
Advise for anybody - enjoy what you are doing, enjoy the process of learning and don't be impatient. — Robin Cousins
Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. — Mahatma Gandhi
But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise. — Alexander Pope

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