English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Samuel Johnson Quotes

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

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people. He’s about double the numbers now. Can you imagine if McCain had won and did precisely what Obama has done, with every speech and every political maneuver overseas? There’d be riots in the streets about the people we’re killing. And yet because it’s Obama, and he’s better looking and better at reading the teleprompter, we let him get away with it. Penn Jillette
In our old age my beloved companion said to me quietly one evening, "You have always given me wings to fly, and I have loved you for it. Gordon B. Hinckley
Georg Trakl quote: "The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels."
The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels. Georg Trakl
F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "I am a woman and my business is to hold things together.My..."
I am a woman and my business is to hold things together.My business is to tear them apart. F. Scott Fitzgerald
My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish. Harold Pinter
I used to say when I was working in the theater that if I ever had five seasons of a hit TV show I'd never have to worry about money and wouldn't have to do anything I didn't want to do. Jerry Orbach
Cher quote: "Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these..."
Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these people really believe what they're doing is right. Cher
Would you like to watch TVor get between the sheetsand contemplate this violent freeway, would you like something to eatwould you like to learn to flywould ya, would you like to see me try Roger Waters
I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education. Angela Merkel
Frankly," said the Doctor, "I am at a loss to understand my own emotions. I can think of no entertainment that fills me with greater detestation than a display of competitive athletics, none - except possibly folk dancing. Evelyn Waugh
Henri Bergson quote: "The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that..."
The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. Henri Bergson
There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty room. It is even stranger than a man talking to himself or a woman standing dreaming at her stove. It is as if another planet is communicating with you. Jean Baudrillard
Dan Brown quote: "A little faith can do wonders..."
A little faith can do wonders... Dan Brown
For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it. Graeme Murphy
Paulina Porizkova quote: "I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting..."
I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed. Paulina Porizkova