Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

Many things difficult in design prove easy in performance. >>

To act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite human beings, >>

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money. >>

Quotations about Recreation

One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymen's miseries is to g >>

The effect of having other interests beyond those domestic works well. >>

I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health >>

If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman.

Johnson, Samuel