« All Pursuit Quotes · Samuel Johnson's Page
Pursuit Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- No cause more frequently produces bashfulness than too high an opinion of our own importance. He that imagines an assembly filled with his merit, panting…
- He that floats lazily down the stream, in pursuit of something borne along by the same current, will find himself indeed moved forward; but unless…
- He to whom many objects of pursuit arise at the same time, will frequently hesitate between different desires till a rival has precluded him, or…
- Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
- Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.
More Pursuit Quotes
- To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. — Marcus Aurelius
- In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I… — Alan Ball
- When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of… — Gerry Adams
- Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle… — Scott Adams
- Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma. — John Berger
- Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible. — Ezra Taft Benson
- Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men. — Mortimer Adler
- Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers… — Les Brown
- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for… — John Buchan
- The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and encourages the… — Martin Van Buren
- There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth. — Samuel Butler
- I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness. — Lord Byron