Samuel Johnson

A very unclubable...

A very unclubable...

A very unclubable man.

Source: Referring to Sir John Hawkins. Life of Johnson, (J....

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About things on...

About things on...

About things on which the public thinks long it commonly thinks right.

Source: In...

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A man will...

A man will...

A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

Source: Life of Johnson, (J....

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A short letter...

A short letter...

A short letter to a distant friend is, in my opinion, an insult like that of a slight bow or cursory salutation -- a...

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Admiration must be...

Admiration must be...

Admiration must be kept up by the novelty that at first produce it; . . . there must always be the impression that...

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All government is...

All government is...

All government is ultimately and essentially absolute.

Source: Taxation No...

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Abstinence is as...

Abstinence is as...

Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

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A mere literary...

A mere literary...

A mere literary man is a dull man; a man who is solely a man of business is a selfish man; but when literature and...

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Adversity has ever...

Adversity has ever...

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with...

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Ah! Sir,...

Ah! Sir,...

Ah! Sir, a boy's being flogged is not so severe as a man's having the hiss of the world against...

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Allow children to...

Allow children to...

Allow children to be happy their own way; for what better way will they ever find?

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All argument is...

All argument is...

All argument is against it; but all belief is for it.

Source: Quoted in: James...

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A vow is...

A vow is...

A vow is a snare for sin.

Source:
-- Samuel Johnson, (Sep 18 1709-1784),...

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Almost all absurdity...

Almost all absurdity...

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot...

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All censure of...

All censure of...

All censure of a man's self is oblique praise. It is in order to shew how much he can...

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Always, Sir, set...

Always, Sir, set...

Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship...

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All knowledge is...

All knowledge is...

All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know...

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A woman's preaching...

A woman's preaching...

A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it...

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By taking a...

By taking a...

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by shewing that she made him so happy as a...

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As to the...

As to the...

As to the rout that is made about people who are ruined by extravagance, it is no matter to the nation that some...

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