Quotes by Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

English writer

Lived from: 1709 - 1784

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 18 september 1709 Died: 13 december 1784

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  • Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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  • Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
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  • One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich.
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  • One of the aged greatest miseries is that they cannot easily find a companion able to share the memories of the past.
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  • Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
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  • Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them.
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  • Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child's rattle, and the old man does not care for the young man's whore.
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  • Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.
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  • Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavors to appropriate the esteem or fondness of the parents, and the parents, with yet less temptation, betray each other to their children.
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  • Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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  • Patron: One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery.
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  • Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle.
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  • Players, Sir! I look on them as no better than creatures set upon tables and joint stools to make faces and produce laughter, like dancing dogs.
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  • Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
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  • Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain.
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  • Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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  • Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole view do men engage in politics, and their whole conduct proceeds upon it.
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  • Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of many people to conceal their neediness from others. Consequently they support themselves by temporary means, and everyday is lost in contriving for tomorrow.
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  • Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
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  • Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.
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