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Samuel Johnson:Patriotism is the last refuge of


Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Bravery has no place where it can


Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:In lapidary inscriptions a man is


In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Secure, whate'er he gives, he


Secure, whate'er he gives, he gives the best.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:A man of genius has been seldom


A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:The two offices of memory are


The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Men seldom give pleasure where


Men seldom give pleasure where they are not pleased themselves.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:The first years of man make


The first years of man make provision for the last.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Many things difficult to design


Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:The chief glory of every people


The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:In solitude we have our dreams to


In solitude we have our dreams to ourselves, and in company we agree to dream in concert.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Hope is itself a species of


Hope is itself a species of happiness, and perhaps the chief happiness which this world affords.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:A jest's prosperity lies in the


A jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him that hears it, Never in the tongue of him that makes it.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Life is not long, and too much of


Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:When a man is tired of London, he


When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:When any calamity has been


When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Revenge is an act of passion;


Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:Every man is rich or poor


Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:All the arguments which are


All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil.
by Samuel Johnson


Samuel Johnson:When people find a man of the


When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must behighly gratifying to them.
by Samuel Johnson


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