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Unexpected Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Advice is offensive, not because it lays us open to unexpected regret, or convicts us of any fault which had escaped our notice, but because…
- It is indeed certain, that whoever attempts any common topick, will find unexpected coincidences of his thoughts with those of other writers; nor can the…
- Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
- The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights.
- Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
More Unexpected Quotes
- Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside… — Diane Ackerman
- A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. — Francis Bacon
- The gift of writing is to be self-forgetful … to get a surge of inner life or inner supply or unexpected sense… — Seamus Heaney
- It's unexpected for women's issues to be brought up in places other than women's centers on college campuses or crisis places. — Kathleen Hanna
- It's the end of the day and I was thinking about you, as usual. I want you to know how much I… — Kemis Khan
- The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts… — Joe Baca
- A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. — Robert Baden-Powell