Samuel Johnson

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.

When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

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.

Feast of Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 Commemoration of Samuel Johnson, Writer, Moralist, 1784 O God, Who hast read more

Feast of Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 Commemoration of Samuel Johnson, Writer, Moralist, 1784 O God, Who hast ordained that whatever is to be desired, should be sought by labor, and Who, by Thy blessing, bringest honest labor to good effect; look with mercy upon my studies and endeavors. Grant me, O Lord, to design only what is lawful and right, and afford me calmness of mind, and steadiness of purpose, that I may so do Thy will in this short life, as to obtain happiness in the world to come, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.