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Universal Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- They make a rout about universal liberty, without considering that all that is to be valued, or indeed can be enjoyed by individuals, is private…
- The most useful truths are always universal, and unconnected with accidents and customs.
- Spring is the season of gaiety, and winter of terror; in spring the heart of tranquility dances to the melody of the groves, and the…
- Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present incidents or characters…
- Religion informs us that misery and sin were produced together. The depravation of human will was followed by a disorder of the harmony of nature;…
More Universal Quotes
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
- Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as… — Henry David Thoreau
- Each one of us has all the wisdom and knowledge we ever need right within us. It is available to us through… — Shakti Gawain
- The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or say that… — Pope Benedict XVI
- Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present… — Samuel Johnson
- Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the… — David Attenborough
- I try to do women's-point-of-view comedy. The joke is, 'This is what I think; there's the truth.' I try to think of… — Roseanne Barr