Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; >>

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong pri >>

Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it o >>

Quotations about Poverty and The Poor

The greatest evils and the worst of crimes is poverty; our first duty, >>

The poor will always be with you. [John 12: 8] >>

As society advances the standard of poverty rises. >>

This mournful truth is everywhere confessed, slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Johnson, Samuel