Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and read more
Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt
All intellectual improvement arises from leisure
All intellectual improvement arises from leisure
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.
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.
