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Quote by Rupert Brooke

“The worst of slaves is he whom passion rules.”

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Rupert Brooke was an English poet renowned for his works in the early 20th century. His poetry often captured the essence of the British Empire and the ideals of youth and adventure. His most celebrated poem, 'The Soldier,' was composed during World War I and stands as a poignant symbol of the heroism and sacrifice of the British soldiers. more

“Among other pleasing errors of young minds is the opinion of their own importance. He that has not yet remarked, how little attention his contemporaries can spare from themselves, conceives all eyes turned upon himself, and imagines everyone that approaches him to be an enemy or a follower, an admirer or a spy.”

Mind Littles Eye Young Attention Opinion Enemy Imagine Approach Importance Errors Followers Spares Spy Admirer Young Minds

Book:Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler

Source: Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler

“Club: An assembly of good fellows, meeting under certain conditions.”

Certain Conditions Fellows Meetings Clubs Assembly

Book:The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

Source: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

“Discord generally operates in little things; it is inflamed ... by contrariety of taste oftener than principles.”

Littles Principles Taste Little Things Discord

Book:The Rambler: In Four Volumes

Source: The Rambler: In Four Volumes

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

Ifs States Pain Fall Pleasure Ease Rising Pain And Pleasure

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Rambler

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Rambler

“Excise: A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid.”

Common Judging Taxes Paid Property Commodity Hateful

Author:Samuel Johnson

“Expectation improperly indulged in must end in disappointment.”