Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.
As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.
There are charms made only for distant admiration.
There are charms made only for distant admiration.
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has read more
I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has obtained an unreasonable and
irregular possession.
