Quote #53

No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself.

More from Samuel Johnson

  1. Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
  2. No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.
  3. In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
  4. Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
  5. There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed.
  6. No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
  7. It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
  8. That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?

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