Samuel Johnson

Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

London! the needy villain's general home,
The common sewer of Paris and of Rome!
With eager thirst, read more

London! the needy villain's general home,
The common sewer of Paris and of Rome!
With eager thirst, by folly or by fate,
Sucks in the dregs of each corrupted state.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

The true source of cheerfulness is benevolence.

The true source of cheerfulness is benevolence.