Samuel Johnson

All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.

All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.

The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.

The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires
to be a hero must drink read more

Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires
to be a hero must drink brandy.

As the Spanish proverb says, "He who would bring home the wealth
of the Indies must carry the wealth read more

As the Spanish proverb says, "He who would bring home the wealth
of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him." So
it is in traveling: a man must carry knowledge with him, if he
would bring home knowledge.