Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true
Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true
Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as
none at all, but not quite.
Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as
none at all, but not quite.
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.
Let him go abroad to a distant country; let him go to some place
where he is not known. read more
Let him go abroad to a distant country; let him go to some place
where he is not known. Don't let him go to the devil where he is
known.
