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.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it

Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.

I fly from pleasure, because pleasure has ceased to please: I am
lonely because I am miserable.

I fly from pleasure, because pleasure has ceased to please: I am
lonely because I am miserable.