Samuel Johnson

Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken
him a great deal of pains to read more

Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken
him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an
excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.

The first years of man must make provision for the last.

The first years of man must make provision for the last.

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

The stream of Time, which is continually washing the dissoluble
fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the read more

The stream of Time, which is continually washing the dissoluble
fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the adamant of
Shakespeare.

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author

Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author