Samuel Johnson

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

There is nothing too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we read more

There is nothing too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.

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.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.