Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It is not the desire of new acquisitions, but the glory of conquests, that fires the soldier's breast; as indeed the town… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A ship is worse than a gaol. There is, in a gaol, better air, better company, better conveniency of every kind; and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A soldier's time is passed in distress and danger, or in idleness and corruption. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Men go to sea, before they know the unhappiness of that way of life; and when they have come to know it,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Among the calamities of war may be justly numbered the diminution of the love of truth by falsehoods which interest dictates and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
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… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The basis of all excellence is truth: he that professes love ought to feel its power. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend in the air, interspersed sometimes with weeds and brambles, and sometimes giving shelting… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The cherubim were never intended as an object of worship, because they were only the appendices to another thing. But a thing is then… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
