Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. >>

Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to cal >>

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It >>

Quotations about Dullness

Prudent dullness marked him for a mayor. >>

Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness. >>

It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there >>

Sir, he was dull in company, dull in his closet, dull everywhere. He was dull in a new way, and that made many people think him great.

Johnson, Samuel