Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
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.
Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child's rattle, and the old man does not care read more
Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child's rattle, and the old man does not care for the young man's whore.
I am glad that he thanks God for anything.
I am glad that he thanks God for anything.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.
