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He that wishes to see his cou...

He that wishes to see his country robbed of its rights cannot be a patriot.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Deviation from Nature is devi...

Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

The number of such as live wi...

The number of such as live without the ardour of inquiry is very small, though many content themselves with cheap amusements, and waste their lives in researches of no importance.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Wine makes a man better pleas...

Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Politics are now nothing more...

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Many of our miseries are mere...

Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of some fictitious good; of something which is not required by any real want of nature, which has not in itself any power of gratification, and which neither reason nor fancy would have prompted us to wish, did we not see it in the possession of others.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Deceit and falsehood, whateve...

Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for a time promise or produce, are, in the sum of life, obstacles to happiness. Those who profit by the cheat distrust the deceiver; and the act by which kindness was sought puts an end to confidence.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

He that embarks on the voyage...

He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many fold in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Don't tell me of deception; a...

Don't tell me of deception; a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Hope itself is a species of h...

Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

I know not any crime so great...

I know not any crime so great that a man could contrive to commit as poisoning the sources of eternal truth.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

The art of the writer, like t...

The art of the writer, like that of the player, is attained by slow degrees. The power of distinguishing and discriminating comick characters, or of filling tragedy with poetical images, must be the gift of nature, which no instruction nor labour can supply; but the art of dramatick disposition, the contexture of the scenes, the involution of the plot, the expedients of suspension, and the strategems of surprise, are to be learned by practice.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Shame arises from the fear of...

Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Life consists not of a series...

Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions or elegant enjoyments. The greater part of our time passes in compliance with necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main stream of life glides on smoothly, or is ruffled by small obstacles and frequent interruption.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

If a madman were to come into...

If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.

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Pity is not natural to man. C...

Pity is not natural to man. Children always are cruel. Savages are always cruel.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

It very seldom happens to a m...

It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

To hear complaints is weariso...

To hear complaints is wearisome alike to the wretched and the happy.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

A contempt of the monuments a...

A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Great works are performed, no...

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Those that walk with vigor, three hours a day, will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe.

Samuel Johnson 2299 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....