Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
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.
The future is purchased by the present.
The future is purchased by the present.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.
Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.
A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who
have risen far above him.
A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who
have risen far above him.
