Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has >>

Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do >>

It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclina >>

Quotations about Virtue

Virtue alone is invincible. >>

Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire. >>

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to ha >>

Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.

Johnson, Samuel