Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit read more
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit among lords.
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by read more
The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue.
Some people wave their dogmatic thinking until their own reason is entangled.
Some people wave their dogmatic thinking until their own reason is entangled.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
The stream of Time, which is continually washing the dissoluble
fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the read more
The stream of Time, which is continually washing the dissoluble
fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the adamant of
Shakespeare.
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
