Samuel Johnson Quotes

It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.

The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.

I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.

Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself

Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

Truth allows no choice.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing - it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.

Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defence.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

From thee, great God, we spring, to thee, we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.

None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.

A horse that can count to ten is remarkable, not a remarkable mathematician.

Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.

Each person's work is always a portrait of himself.

My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.

Knock the 't' off the 'can't.'

When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of a return to kindness or decency.

The future is purchased by the present.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.

There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.

You can never be wise unless you love reading.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.