“We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: love
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All theory is against freedom of the
“All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: freedom
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There is nothing which has yet been
“There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: happiness
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Great works are performed not by strength
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: great
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It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or
“It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: beauty
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No man will be a sailor who
“No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned… a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: food
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Great works are performed not by strength
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: strength
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Man alone is born crying, lives complaining,
“Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: alone
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He who waits to do a great
“He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: great
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In order that all men may be
“In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: truth
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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure
“Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.”
— Samuel Johnson
Author: Samuel Johnson
Category: art
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