Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
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.
Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.
Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of read more
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century The man who has never had religion before, no more read more
Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century The man who has never had religion before, no more grows religious when he is sick, than a man who has never learned figures can count when he has need of calculation.
