Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no d >>

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely give >>

The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another. >>

Quotations about Originality

Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is >>

Make a technical contribution; innovate, don't emulate. >>

Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do >>

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good.

Johnson, Samuel