Samuel Johnson

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation read more

Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in distress, without pity; but we have not pity unless we wish to relieve him.

Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.

Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases