Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.
He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
