Quote by Samuel Johnson
Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensa

Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Broken Hearts
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The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain. We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fallacies which do us no harm. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Miscellaneous
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Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Eating
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Labor
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If a little labor, little are our gains. Mans fortunes are according to his pains. – Robert Herrick

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Labor

When everything is finished, the mornings are sad. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Category:
Labor

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results. – Attributed to Albert Einstein

Category:
Labor

If you want to kill time, try working it to death. – Sam Levonson

Category:
Labor

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Of course I doubt. I do not practice a certainty. I practice a faith. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Im gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell em out of the trunk of my car. Im that kind of musician and singer. – Dolly Parton

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car

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Category:
Love

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it. – Margaret Fuller

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Teachers