Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
Books have always a secret influence on the understanding; we
cannot at pleasure obliterate ideas: he that reads books read more
Books have always a secret influence on the understanding; we
cannot at pleasure obliterate ideas: he that reads books of
science, though without any desire fixed of improvement, will
grow more knowing; he that entertains himself with moral or
religious treatises, will imperceptibly advance in goodness; the
ideas which are often offered to the mind, will at last find a
lucky moment when it is disposed to receive them.
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of read more
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.
Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.
