Samuel Johnson

The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a read more

The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a poisoned arrow.

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.

I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which
he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do read more

I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which
he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do not love a man
who is zealous for nothing."

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful