"We are easily shocked by crimes which appear……" — Samuel Johnson

"We are easily shocked by crimes which appear at once in their full magnitude, but the gradual growth of our own wickedness, endeared by interest, and palliated by all the artifices of self-deceit, gives us time to form distinctions in our own favor"

Samuel Johnson

1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson has 1,266 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 1,266 quotes by Samuel Johnson »

More All Quotes

This quote is filed under All Quotes, one of 128,558 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

See all 128,558 All Quotes »