Samuel Johnson

That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain
force upon the plain of Marathon, or read more

That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain
force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow
warmer among the runs of Iona.

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which
he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do read more

I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which
he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do not love a man
who is zealous for nothing."

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of
a garden.

A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of
a garden.