Logo
Quote by Samuel Johnson
There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction

There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction, which inclines every man first to hope, and then to believe, that Nature has given him something peculiar to himself. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
alone
Author
Samuel Johnson
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Be Yourself
category

My mom always said I liked to stir the pot with a glittering spoon. – Kris Carr

Category:
Be Yourself

Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do. – Eric Hoffer

Category:
Be Yourself

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. – Raymond Hull

Category:
Be Yourself

No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

Category:
Be Yourself

Random Quotes

We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have been evolved in the minutest detail. – Fredrik Bajer

Category:
Science

In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings. – Rupert Sheldrake

Category:
Religion

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

Category:
Men

It really is impossible not to like him. His success was his failure. – Arthur C. Danto

Category:
Failure