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Samuel Johnson
Our tastes greatly...
Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child's rattle, and the old man does not care for the young...
Shame arises from...
Shame arises from the fear of man; conscience from the fear of God.
Source: In...
Sorrow: a kind...
Sorrow: a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour...
Small debts are...
Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great...
Sir, your wife,...
Sir, your wife, under pretence of keeping a bawdy-house, is a receiver of stolen goods.
Parents and children...
Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavours to appropriate the esteem or fondness of the...
Sir, that all...
Sir, that all who are happy, are equally happy, is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but...
The law is...
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the...
The chains of...
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be...
Slander is the...
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
Source:...
Pleasure is very...
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected...
Solitude is dangerous...
Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favourable to virtue. . . . Remember that the solitary mortal is...
The love of...
The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.
The future is...
The future is purchased by the present.
Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...
Smoking. . ....
Smoking. . . is a shocking thing, blowing smoke out of our mouths into other people's mouths, eyes and noses, and...
Prepare for death,...
Prepare for death, if here at night you roam,
And sign your will before you sup from...
Some desire is...
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of...
The most heterogeneous...
The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together; nature and art are ransacked for illustrations,...
The joy of...
The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of...
So far is...
So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together, but one...