Samuel Johnson

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?