Samuel Johnson

When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.

When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded