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That every man would be rich if a wish could obtain riches, is a position which I believe few will contest, at least in a nation like ours, in which commerce has kindled a universal emulation of wealth, and in which money receives all the honours which are the proper right of knowledge and of virtue.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1759-09-08), The Idler, No. 73

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Johnson, Samuel - Essay (1759-09-08), The Idler, No. 73 | WIST Quotations

That every man would be rich if a wish could obtain riches, is a position which I believe few will contest, at least in a nation like ours, in which commerce has kindled a universal emulation of wealth, and in which money receives all the honours which are the proper…

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Craig Constantine Dec 26, 2018

The fountain of content

The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happines by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts and multiply the grief he proposes to remove.

~ Samuel Johnson

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Craig Constantine

Presence, not pursuit.

Craig Constantine

WIST Quotations May 22

A quotation from Samuel Johnson

The desires of man increase with his acquisitions; every step which he advances brings something within his view, which he did not see before, and which, as soon as he sees it, he begins to want. Where necessity ends, curiosity begins; and no sooner are we supplied with every thing that nature can demand, than we sit down to contrive artificial appetites.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1758-11-11), The Idler, No. 30

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Johnson, Samuel - Essay (1758-11-11), The Idler, No. 30 | WIST Quotations

The desires of man increase with his acquisitions; every step which he advances brings something within his view, which he did not see before, and which, as soon as he sees it, he begins to want. Where necessity ends, curiosity begins; and no sooner are we supplied with every thing…

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Craig Constantine Dec 12, 2021

Objections

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

~ Samuel Johnson

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Craig Constantine

Presence, not pursuit.

Craig Constantine

Craig Constantine Apr 26, 2022

Understanding

I have found you an argument; But I am not obliged to find you an understanding.

~ Samuel Johnson

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Craig Constantine

Presence, not pursuit.

Craig Constantine

Wisdom in Space May 12

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
-- Samuel Johnson (1775)

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A quotation from Samuel Johnson

The gloomy and the resentful are always found among those who have nothing to do or who do nothing.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1759-09-01), The Idler, No. 72

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Johnson, Samuel - Essay (1759-09-01), The Idler, No. 72 | WIST Quotations

The gloomy and the resentful are always found among those who have nothing to do or who do nothing.

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Wisdom in Space May 8

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.
-- Samuel Johnson

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A quotation from Samuel Johnson

Merriment is always the effect of a sudden impression. The jest which is expected is already destroyed.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1759-05-26), The Idler, No. 58

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Johnson, Samuel - Essay (1759-05-26), The Idler, No. 58 | WIST Quotations

Merriment is always the effect of a sudden impression. The jest which is expected is already destroyed.

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A quotation from Samuel Johnson

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. The flowers which scatter their odours from time to time in the paths of life, grow up without culture from seeds scattered by chance.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1759-05-26), The Idler, No. 58

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Johnson, Samuel - Essay (1759-05-26), The Idler, No. 58 | WIST Quotations

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. The flowers which scatter their odours from time to time in the paths of life, grow up without culture from seeds scattered by chance.

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