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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

English writer

Lived from: 1709 - 1784

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 18 september 1709 Died: 13 december 1784

  • The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have not endeavored to deserve well in vain.
  • 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.
  • Every other enjoyment malice may destroy; every other panegyric envy may withhold; but no human power can deprive the boaster of his own encomiums.
  • Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
  • Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.
  • Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades the sacred hour of silent rest and leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast.
  • His scorn of the great is repeated too often to be real; no man thinks much of that which he despises.
  • Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
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  • Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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  • Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more are tools to them.
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  • Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
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  • Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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  • Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense.
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  • I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.
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  • It is wonderful to think how men of very large estates not only spend their yearly income, but are often actually in want of money. It is clear, they have not value for what they spend.
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  • Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves.
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  • No two men can be half an hour together but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.
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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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  • Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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  • So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.
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  • That observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than good.
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  • The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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  • There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.
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  • When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.
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  • Young men have more virtue than old men, they have more generous sentiments in every respect.
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What are the most famous quotes from Samuel Johnson?

The two most famous quotes from Samuel Johnson are:

  • "Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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  • "Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more are tools to them."

When did Samuel Johnson live?

Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 and died in the year 1784.