--- title: "20 Natural Quotes By Samuel Johnson" description: "20 Natural quotes by Samuel Johnson. Plus more from Samuel Johnson and more Natural sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/samuel-johnson-50_beauty_the-natural-progress-of-the-works-of-men_2911114.png" --- > [The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and from elegance to nicety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-natural-progress-of-the-works-of-men-is-from-rudeness-to/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/samuel-johnson-50_beauty_the-natural-progress-of-the-works-of-men_2911114.png) > [The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-natural-flights-of-the-human-mind-are-not-from-pleasure-to/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/samuel-johnson-50_hope_the-natural-flights-of-the-human-mind-ar_1860266.png) > [Pity is not natural to man. Children always are cruel. Savages are always cruel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/pity-is-not-natural-to-man-children-always-are-cruel-savages-are/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/samuel-johnson-50_children_pity-is-not-natural-to-man-children-alwa_690322.png) > [The love of fame is a passion natural and universal, which no man, however high or mean, however wise or ignorant, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-love-of-fame-is-a-passion-natural-and-universal-which-no-man/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/samuel-johnson-50_able_the-love-of-fame-is-a-passion-natural-an_257855.png) > [Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/pity-is-not-natural-to-man-children-and-savages-are-always-cruel-pity/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/samuel-johnson-50_children_pity-is-not-natural-to-man-children-and_1373713.png) > [No writer can be fully convicted of imitation except there is a concurrence of more resemblance than can be imagined to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/no-writer-can-be-fully-convicted-of-imitation-except-there-is-a/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/samuel-johnson-50_chance_no-writer-can-be-fully-convicted-of-imit_1102386.png) > [The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-mental-disease-of-the-present-generation-is-impatience-of-study/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/samuel-johnson-50_ancient_the-mental-disease-of-the-present-genera_1918865.png) > [The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-mind-is-never-satisfied-with-the-objects-immediately-before-it/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/samuel-johnson-50_felicity_the-mind-is-never-satisfied-with-the-obj_567363.png) > [In a man's letters you know, Madam, his soul lies naked, his letters are only the mirror of his breast, whatever passes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/in-a-man-s-letters-you-know-madam-his-soul-lies-naked-his-letters-are/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/samuel-johnson-50_action_in-a-man-s-letters-you-know-madam-his-so_1157914.png) > [Among many parallels which men of imagination have drawn between the natural and moral state of the world, it has been observed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/among-many-parallels-which-men-of-imagination-have-drawn-between-the/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/samuel-johnson-50_character_among-many-parallels-which-men-of-imagin_1340529.png) > [Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel. Savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/pity-is-not-natural-to-man-children-are-always-cruel-savages-are/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/samuel-johnson-50_children_pity-is-not-natural-to-man-children-are_2858528.png) > [It is so far from being natural for a man and woman to live in a state of marriage, that we find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/it-is-so-far-from-being-natural-for-a-man-and-woman-to-live-in-a/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/samuel-johnson-50_being-natural_it-is-so-far-from-being-natural-for-a-ma_1101370.jpg) > [It is very natural for young men to be vehement, acrimonious and severe. For as they seldom comprehend at once all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/it-is-very-natural-for-young-men-to-be-vehement-acrimonious-and/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/samuel-johnson-50_conclusion_it-is-very-natural-for-young-men-to-be-v_2895023.png) > [To see helpless infancy stretching out her hands, and pouring out her cries in testimony of dependence, without any powers to alarm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/to-see-helpless-infancy-stretching-out-her-hands-and-pouring-out-her/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/samuel-johnson-50_affection_to-see-helpless-infancy-stretching-out-h_2139882.jpg) > [The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-mental-disease-of-the-present-generation-is-impatience-of-study-2/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/samuel-johnson-50_ancestor_the-mental-disease-of-the-present-genera_2630561.png) > [It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the general infelicity of life, he feels his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/it-is-natural-for-every-man-uninstructed-to-murmur-at-his-condition-2/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/samuel-johnson-50_common_it-is-natural-for-every-man-uninstructed_3179306.png) > [There are three distinct kind of judges upon all new authors or productions; the first are those who know no rules, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/there-are-three-distinct-kind-of-judges-upon-all-new-authors-or/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/samuel-johnson-50_books_there-are-three-distinct-kind-of-judges_1558156.png) > [The great end of prudence is to give cheerfulness to those hours which splendour cannot gild, and acclamation cannot exhilarate; those soft…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-great-end-of-prudence-is-to-give-cheerfulness-to-those-hours/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/samuel-johnson-50_ambition_the-great-end-of-prudence-is-to-give-che_209491.png) > [In most ages many countries have had part of their inhabitants in a state of slavery; yet it may be doubted whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/in-most-ages-many-countries-have-had-part-of-their-inhabitants-in-a/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/samuel-johnson-50_age_in-most-ages-many-countries-have-had-par_1764606.jpg) > [I have thought of a pulley to raise me gradually; but that would give me pain, as it would counteract my natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/i-have-thought-of-a-pulley-to-raise-me-gradually-but-that-would-give/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/samuel-johnson-50_bed_i-have-thought-of-a-pulley-to-raise-me-g_2687035.jpg) ## Other authors on Natural ## More by Samuel Johnson > [The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-size-of-a-man-s-understanding-might-always-be-justly-measured-by/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [Pound St. Paul's Church into atoms, and consider any single atom; it is to be sure, good for nothing; but put all these atoms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/pound-st-paul-s-church-into-atoms-and-consider-any-single-atom-it-is/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [You can never be wise unless you love reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/you-can-never-be-wise-unless-you-love-reading/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/if-our-aim-is-to-praise-we-should-forget-to-criticize-if-our-aim-is/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [All theory is against free will; all experience is for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/all-theory-is-against-free-will-all-experience-is-for-it/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [Had I learned to fiddle, I should have done nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/had-i-learned-to-fiddle-i-should-have-done-nothing-else/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/it-is-as-foolish-to-make-experiments-upon-the-constancy-of-a-friend/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/resolve-not-to-be-poor-whatever-you-have-spend-less-poverty-is-a/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [The basis of all excellence is truth: he that professes love ought to feel its power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-basis-of-all-excellence-is-truth-he-that-professes-love-ought-to/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [Words are daughters of earth but ideas are sons of heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/words-are-daughters-of-earth-but-ideas-are-sons-of-heaven/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [“The composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend in the air, interspersed sometimes with weeds and brambles, and sometimes giving shelting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-composition-of-shakespeare-is-a-forest-in-which-oaks-extend-in/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [“The cherubim were never intended as an object of worship, because they were only the appendices to another thing. But a thing is then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-cherubim-were-never-intended-as-an-object-of-worship-because-they/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [Nobody has the right to put another under such a difficulty that he must either hurt the person by telling the truth or hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/nobody-has-the-right-to-put-another-under-such-a-difficulty-that-he/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own self-esteem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/that-kind-of-life-is-most-happy-which-affords-us-most-opportunities/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) > [The time will come to every human being when it must be known how well he can bear to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-time-will-come-to-every-human-being-when-it-must-be-known-how/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/natural/samuel-johnson/#itemlist", "name": "20 Natural Quotes By Samuel Johnson", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and from elegance to nicety.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samuel Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-natural-progress-of-the-works-of-men-is-from-rudeness-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/samuel-johnson-50_beauty_the-natural-progress-of-the-works-of-men_2911114.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/samuel-johnson-50_beauty_the-natural-progress-of-the-works-of-men_2911114.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/samuel-johnson-50_beauty_the-natural-progress-of-the-works-of-men_2911114.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and…” — Samuel Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samuel Johnson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/the-natural-flights-of-the-human-mind-are-not-from-pleasure-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/samuel-johnson-50_hope_the-natural-flights-of-the-human-mind-ar_1860266.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/samuel-johnson-50_hope_the-natural-flights-of-the-human-mind-ar_1860266.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/samuel-johnson-50_hope_the-natural-flights-of-the-human-mind-ar_1860266.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.” — Samuel Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pity is not natural to man. 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