Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.
Gloomy calm of idle vacancy.
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of
life.
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of
life.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have
forgotten your aim.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have
forgotten your aim.
The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary
commonwealth.
The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary
commonwealth.
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired read more
You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
How guilt once harbour'd in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.
How guilt once harbour'd in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.
Disease is a physical process that generally begins that equality which death completes.
Disease is a physical process that generally begins that equality which death completes.
