Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased read more
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken
him a great deal of pains to read more
Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken
him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an
excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.
No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance.
No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance.
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he
reads as a task will do read more
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he
reads as a task will do him little good.