Samuel Johnson

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

The future is purchased by the present.

The future is purchased by the present.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.

Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.