Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an >>

Some people wave their dogmatic thinking until their own reason is ent >>

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions. >>

Quotations about Praise

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, Make me >>

I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anyt >>

Their silence is praise enough. >>

The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have not endeavored to deserve well in vain.

Johnson, Samuel