Quote by Samuel Johnson
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happines

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. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. – Samuel Johnson

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It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger. – Samuel Johnson

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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. – Samuel Johnson

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My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasnt bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps. – Warwick Davis

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Todays youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldnt take that attitude forward with them. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Football is my profession now. Im getting married in August… Its a new experience for me as someone just getting out of college. I still have the same attitude about football I always had. I play hard. I enjoy practice. Id rather be throwing in passing drills than sitting around and watching TV. – Doug Flutie

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Listen, whatever makes the movie better. Thats the attitude you have to have. – Joseph Kosinski

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How lovely the little river is, with its dark changing wavelets! It seems to me like a living companion while I wander along the bank, and listen to its low, placid voice… – George Eliot

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