“The distance is commonly very great between actual performances and speculative possibility. It is natural to suppose, that as much as has… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I think it was Samuel Johnson who said, "There are two kinds of information in this world: that what you know and… — Paul Saffo Copy Share Image
“Swinburne, by the way, when a very young man, had gone to Walter Savage Landor, then a very old man, and been… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
“Samuel Johnson observed: “The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." ~Samuel Johnson” — Scott Leopold Copy Share Image
“The essayist and lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson famously once said, ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’… — Sue Perkins Copy Share Image
“The philosopher Berkley claimed that everything in the universe exists solely as a thought in the mind of God. In response to… — Peter Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
“Keep it simple' wasn't always the right response. Many things that boosted my happiness also added complexity to my life. Having children.… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the… — Edward M. Hallowell Copy Share Image
“Samuel Johnson said, ‘It is happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.” — John Humphrys Copy Share Image
Learn the leading precognita of all things-no need to turn over leaf by leaf, but grasp the trunk hard and you will… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk. — Fred Allen Copy Share Image
“When it comes to fake food, I’m like Samuel Johnson, who remarked, "Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“People are unrealistically optimistic even when the stakes are high. About 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, and this is a… — Richard H. Thaler Copy Share Image
“As Samuel Johnson purportedly wrote, “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
Long before the idea of a writer's conference was a glimmer in anyone's eye, writers learned by reading the work of their… — Francine Prose Copy Share Image
“When it comes to fake food, I’m like Samuel Johnson, who remarked, “Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“If death, mused the great thinker Dr. Samuel Johnson, is merely a gateway on the path from life into eternity, a portal… — Tessa Harris Copy Share Image
Say “no” only when it really matters. Wear a bright red shirt with bright orange shorts? Sure. Put water in the toy… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Examine this statement: ‘A woman cannot be a poet.’ Dr Samuel Johnson (Englishman 1709-84 Occupation: Language Fixer and Big Mouth.) What then… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
