Quotes by Johnson, Samuel

The mind is refrigerated by interruption; the thoughts are diverted fr >>

Knowledge is of two kinds: We know a subject ourselves, or we know whe >>

No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. Ther >>

Quotations about Complaints and Complaining

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity. >>

Those who complain about the way the ball bounces are often the ones w >>

One chops the wood, the other does the grunting. >>

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

Johnson, Samuel