Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
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
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by read more
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.
