Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when read more
The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when we find ourselves overborne by the multitude of our assailants.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Commemoration of Samuel Seabury, First Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796 [Dr. Johnson to a Quaker:] Oh, let us read more
Commemoration of Samuel Seabury, First Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796 [Dr. Johnson to a Quaker:] Oh, let us not be found, when our Master calls us, ripping the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues.
Let him go abroad to a distant country; let him go to some place
where he is not known. read more
Let him go abroad to a distant country; let him go to some place
where he is not known. Don't let him go to the devil where he is
known.