Quote by Samuel Johnson
Life must be filled up, and the man who is not capable of intellec

Life must be filled up, and the man who is not capable of intellectual pleasures must content himself with such as his senses can afford. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise. – Samuel Johnson

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Apathy
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I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual. – Samuel Johnson

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

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Labor
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Play/Games
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Play needs direction as well as work. – Elbert Hubbard

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Play/Games

Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Play/Games

If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. – William Shakespeare

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Play/Games

Playing Shakespeare is really tiring. You never get to sit down, unless youre the king. – Josephine Hull

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You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles. – Gordon Sinclair

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I get a friend to travel with me… I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. Its hard to be alone. – Leonardo DiCaprio

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Few people get to earn a living at what they like to do and there are hazards in any profession. Football is something I was made for. I gave the game all I could for as long as I could. I guess my only regret was that my career was too short. – Dick Butkus

In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan – my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to Canada to be near her parents. – Phil Collins

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Marriage