We seldom learn the true want of what we have till it is discovered that we can have no more.
Samuel JohnsonFew men survey themselves with so much severity as not to admit prejudices in their own favor.
Samuel JohnsonWhen any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
Samuel JohnsonThe maxim of Cleobulus, "Mediocrity is best," has been long considered a universal principle, extending through the whole compass of life and nature. The experience of every age seems to have given it new confirmation, and to show that nothing, however specious or alluring, is pursued with propriety or enjoyed with safety beyond certain limits.
Samuel Johnson