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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: "[A]ngling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a..."
[A]ngling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other. Samuel Johnson
Shakespeare never has six lines together without a fault. Perhaps you may find seven, but this does not refute my general assertion. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that..."
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little..."
Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "I have already enjoyed too much; give me something to desire."
I have already enjoyed too much; give me something to desire. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with..."
It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Better to save a citizen than to kill an enemy."
Better to save a citizen than to kill an enemy. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Exercise is labor without weariness."
Exercise is labor without weariness. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Words are but the signs of ideas."
Words are but the signs of ideas. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "I had done all that I could, and no Man is well pleased to..."
I had done all that I could, and no Man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man..."
Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself. Samuel Johnson
What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was proved true before, prove false again? Two hundred more. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and..."
The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down. Samuel Johnson

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