Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood
Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood
The future is purchased by the present.
The future is purchased by the present.
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by read more
The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue.
