Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of t >>

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poo >>

A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of >>

Quotations about Anticipation

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is >>

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What m >>

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or grat >>

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.

Johnson, Samuel