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Samuel Johnson Quotes

Samuel Johnson quotes

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

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Samuel Johnson quote: "Imitations produce pain or pleasure, not because they are..."
Imitations produce pain or pleasure, not because they are mistaken for realities, but because they bring realities to mind. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content."
Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may..."
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached. Samuel Johnson
Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle."
Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a..."
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. Samuel Johnson
The young man, who intends no ill,Believes that none is intended, and thereforeActs with openness and candor: but his father, having suffered the injuries of fraud, is impelled to suspect, and too often allured to practice it. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is..."
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword. Samuel Johnson
In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness."(On the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers) Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which..."
Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on..."
When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a..."
Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the..."
He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade. Samuel Johnson
How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure. Still to ourselves in every place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find: Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that..."
Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable. Samuel Johnson

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