All Samuel Johnson Quotes
- Few men survey themselves with so much severity as not to admit prejudices in their own favour, which an artful flatterer may gradually strengthen, till… Admit
- Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least. Advice
- Men seldom give pleasure when they are not pleased themselves. Give
- Laws teach us to know when we commit injury and when we suffer it. Commit
- Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent. Consistent
- What is read twice is usually remembered more than what is once written. Inspirational
- The fountain of contentment must spring up in the mind. Contentment
- Most minds are the slaves of external circumstances, and conform to any hand that undertakes to mould them. Any
- Every one should consider himself as intrusted not only with his own conduct, but with that of others; and as accountable, not only for the… Accountable
- But to the particular species of excellence men are directed, not by an ascendant planet or predominating humour, but by the first book which they… Accident
- The wickedness of a loose or profane author is more atrocious than that of a giddy libertine or drunken ravisher, not only because it extends… Air
- The faults of a writer of acknowledged excellence are more dangerous, because the influence of his example is more extensive; and the interest of learning… Acknowledged
- To scatter praise or blame without regard to justice is to destroy the distinction of good and evil. Many have no other test of actions… Action
- When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without direction; for few… Abilities
- The faults of a man loved or honoured sometimes steal secretly and imperceptibly upon the wise and virtuous, but by injudicious fondness or thoughtless vanity… Adopted
- No man, however enslaved to his appetites, or hurried by his passions, can, while he preserves his intellects unimpaired, please himself with promoting the corruption… Any
- The work of a correct and regular writer is a garden accurately formed and diligently planted, varied with shades, and scented with flowers. Accurately
- When a language begins to teem with books, it is tending to refinement; as those who undertake to teach others must have undergone some labour… Age
- Exactness is first obtained, and afterwards elegance. But diction, merely vocal, is always in its childhood. As no man leaves his eloquence behind him, the… Afterwards
- All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance. All
- To live without feeling or exciting sympathy, to be fortunate without adding to the felicity of others, or afflicted without tasting the balm of pity,… Adding
- No one will persist long in helping someone who will not help themselves. Aids
- A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments. Both
- He that wishes to see his country robbed of its rights cannot be a patriot. Country
- In a time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something good of themselves and ill of the enemy. At… Afterwards