Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath. >>

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

Fly fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fis >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembere >>

I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There >>

What is a diary as a rule? A document useful to the person who keeps i >>

A man ought to read just as his inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.

Johnson, Samuel