Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. >>

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vig >>

Sir, he was dull in company, dull in his closet, dull everywhere. He w >>

Quotations about Sorrow

To fight aloud is very brave, but gallanter, I know, who charge within >>

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be m >>

Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, great as each may be, their highest comfort g >>

Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion.

Johnson, Samuel