Samuel Johnson Quotes
- During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk. — Fred Allen
- I think Samuel Johnson had it right when he observed that hope is itself a species of happiness. So if we want to be happy… — Michael Josephson
- I do find London exciting. Much as I hate to agree with that tedious old git Samuel Johnson, and despite the pompous imbecility of his… — Bill Bryson
- Say “no†only when it really matters. Wear a bright red shirt with bright orange shorts? Sure. Put water in the toy tea set? Okay.… — Gretchen Rubin
- To go back and read Swift and Defoe and Samuel Johnson and Smollett and Pope - all those people we had to read in college… — David McCullough
- Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. - Samuel Johnson — Paras