"The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees……" — Samuel Johnson
"The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England."
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Samuel Johnson
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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson has 1,266 quotes on this site.
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Your aspirations are your possibilities.
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It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
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The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on…
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Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
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To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
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The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought…
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Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
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He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect…
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It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself…
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I mean the interesting thing I think would be if something happened like, what happened in England where all these…
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Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of…
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I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isn't in the metropolitan areas of London. I…
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I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I…
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We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently.
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The destruction of India's village system was the greatest of England's blunders.
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I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is…
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