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Samuel Johnson Quotes

Samuel Johnson quotes

English Author, Critic September 18, 1709 – December 13, 1784

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God himself, sir, doesn't propose to judge man until the end of his days. (So why should you and I? ~ this latter part is added by Napoleon Hill) Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest."
At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest. Samuel Johnson
Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not..."
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of..."
No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. Samuel Johnson
A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your..."
Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too..."
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. Samuel Johnson
Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Disease generally begins that equality which death completes."
Disease generally begins that equality which death completes. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all..."
I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we..."
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The two offices of memory are collection and distribution."
The two offices of memory are collection and distribution. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth."
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. Samuel Johnson
It is strange that there should be so little reading in the world, and so much writing. People in general do not willingly read, if they can have any thing else to amuse them. Samuel Johnson

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