Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily read more
He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.
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
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
