Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.
I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Our aspirations are our possibilities.
Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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.
Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated a disputant, or provoked a read more
Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated a disputant, or provoked a faction
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and,
instead of thinking how things may be, to read more
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and,
instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence
The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence
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.
His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes
the hour very correctly.
His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes
the hour very correctly.
