Samuel Johnson

For I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will
hardly mind anything else.

For I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will
hardly mind anything else.

A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He'll beat you all at piety.

A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He'll beat you all at piety.

The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give.
For we that live to please, must please to live.

The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give.
For we that live to please, must please to live.

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.

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated a disputant, or provoked a read more

Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated a disputant, or provoked a faction