Samuel Johnson
England
18 Sep 1709 // 13 Dec 1784
Writer
18 Sep 1709 // 13 Dec 1784
Writer
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Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him more pleasing to others
Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost
When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped
When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure
What is easy is seldom excellent
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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