"Of many, imagined blessings it may be doubted……" — Samuel Johnson
"Of many, imagined blessings it may be doubted whether he that wants or possesses them had more reason to be satisfied with his lot."
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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson
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Your aspirations are your possibilities.
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It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
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The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on…
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Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
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To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
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The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought…
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Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
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He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect…
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to…
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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