Samuel Johnson ( 10 of 197 )
For I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will
hardly mind anything else.
For I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will
hardly mind anything else.
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life read more
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford
He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily read more
He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded
For a man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he
does of his dinner.
For a man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he
does of his dinner.
All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.
All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.
