Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.
The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.
Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man
struggling for life in the read more
Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man
struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground
encumbers him with help?
Let observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China to Peru;
Remark each anxious toil, each eager read more
Let observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China to Peru;
Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife,
And watch the busy scenes of crowded life.
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.
Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.
I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.
I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.
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.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it
Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it
Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood
Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood
