Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful
A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He'll beat you all at piety.
A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He'll beat you all at piety.
I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an
understanding.
I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an
understanding.
Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may justly be charged with radical read more
Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may justly be charged with radical corruption
Get together a hundred or two men, however sensible they may be, and you are very likely to have a read more
Get together a hundred or two men, however sensible they may be, and you are very likely to have a mob.
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.
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
There is nothing too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we read more
There is nothing too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt.
He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt.
I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has read more
I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has obtained an unreasonable and
irregular possession.
