Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer read more
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by read more
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.