Samuel Johnson

A country governed...

A country governed...

A country governed by a despot is an inverted cone.

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

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A Scotchman must...

A Scotchman must...

A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth.

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Lexicographer, n.' A...

Lexicographer, n.' A...

'Lexicographer, n.' A writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge.

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A Judge may...

A Judge may...

A Judge may be a farmer; but he is not to geld his own pigs. A Judge may play a little at cards for his own amusement;...

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A continual feast...

A continual feast...

A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth: many are therefore obliged to content...

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A family is...

A family is...

A family is a little kingdom, torn with factions and exposed to revolutions.

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A man of...

A man of...

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

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Tis better to...

Tis better to...

'Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth and remove all...

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A cow is...

A cow is...

A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.

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A fly, Sir,...

A fly, Sir,...

A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse...

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A man ought...

A man ought...

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little...

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A man seldom...

A man seldom...

A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.

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A Frenchman must...

A Frenchman must...

A Frenchman must be always talking, whether he knows anything of the matter or not; an Englishman is content to say...

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A cucumber should...

A cucumber should...

A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for...

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A lawyer has...

A lawyer has...

A lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause which he undertakes, unless his client asks his...

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A man who...

A man who...

A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a...

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A man who...

A man who...

A man who is good enough to go to heaven, is good enough to be a clergyman.

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A decent provision...

A decent provision...

A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.

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A man is...

A man is...

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks...

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A wicked fellow...

A wicked fellow...

A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He'll beat you all at piety.

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