Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit read more
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit among lords.
Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
In misery's darkest caverns known,
His useful care was ever nigh,
Where hopeless Anguish pour'd his groan,
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In misery's darkest caverns known,
His useful care was ever nigh,
Where hopeless Anguish pour'd his groan,
And lonely want retir'd to die.
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.