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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: "Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to..."
Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up again. Samuel Johnson
I know not why any one but a schoolboy in his declamation should whine over the Commonwealth of Rome, which grew great only by the misery of the rest of mankind. The Romans, like others, as soon as they grew rich, grew corrupt; and in their corruption sold the lives and freedoms of themselves, and of one another. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new..."
The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but,..."
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been..."
Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find anything to say. Samuel Johnson
Unnumbered suppliants crowd Preferment's gate. Athirst for wealth, and burning to be great; Delusive Fortune hears th' incessant call, They mount, they shine, evaporate, and fall. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man..."
One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man..."
This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Claret is the liquor for boys, port for men; but he who..."
Claret is the liquor for boys, port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Every man is, or hopes to be, an idler"
Every man is, or hopes to be, an idler Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase,..."
No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is..."
In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "A man will turn over half a library to make one book."
A man will turn over half a library to make one book. Samuel Johnson
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every..."
Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Samuel Johnson

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