Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes >>

The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker b >>

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance. >>

Quotations about Secrets

What one hides is worth neither more nor less than what one finds. And >>

There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses. >>

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no >>

Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.

Johnson, Samuel