Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.
An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.
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.
His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes
the hour very correctly.
His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes
the hour very correctly.
He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
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.
The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high-road
that leads him to England.
The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high-road
that leads him to England.
There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful
There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful
As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled read more
As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled and
contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas.
Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.
Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.
The lust of gold succeeds the rage of conquest;
The lust of gold, unfeeling and remorseless!
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The lust of gold succeeds the rage of conquest;
The lust of gold, unfeeling and remorseless!
The last corruption of degenerate man.
