Samuel Johnson Quotes

"A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain."

"Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?"

"Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess."

"Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments."

"Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life."

"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts."

"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."

"My dear friend, clear your mind of can't."