Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.
Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit read more
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit among lords.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.
All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.