Great Throughts Treasury

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Related Quotes

Samuel Johnson, aka Doctor Johnson

Extended empire, like expanded gold exchanges solid strength for feeble splendor.

Cowardice | Distinguish | Hate | Laziness | Nothing | Pride | Will | World | Think |

Samuel Johnson, aka Doctor Johnson

Ease, a neutral state between pain and pleasure ... if it is not rising into pleasure will be falling towards pain.

Cowardice | Hate | Laziness | Nothing | Pride | Will | World | Think |

Samuel Johnson, aka Doctor Johnson

It is unjust to claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings of childhood.

Gluttony | Laziness |

Vincent van Gogh, fully Vincent Willem van Gogh

There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here, and if it became worse and harder even-the French air clears up the brain and does good-a world of good.

Action | Baseness | Circumstances | Existence | Good | Laziness | Longing | Nothing |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

Things are not so important; the transcendental truth of things is of value.

Laziness |

Vauvenargues, Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues NULL

The advice of the old light without heat, like the sun in the winter.

Force | Laziness |

Elizabeth Gilbert

As smoking is to the lungs, so is resentment to the soul; even one puff is bad for you.

Important | Laziness | Virtue | Virtue | Will | Writing |