Samuel Johnson quote: When any fit of gloominess or perversion of mind lays hold upon you make it a rule ...

When any fit of gloominess or perversion of mind lays hold upon you make it a rule not to publish it by complaints.

~ Samuel Johnson ~

When any fit of gloominess or perversion of mind lays hold upon you make it a rule not to publish...

More Samuel Johnson quotes

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I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.

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He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

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Despair is criminal.

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

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Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.