Tag: samuel johnson
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Samuel Johnson: Friendship
“We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is, at last, a drop which makes it run over; So in a series of kindness there is at last one which makes the heart run over.” — Samuel Johnson.
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Samuel Johnson: Intellectual labour
“Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant than would take even a little trouble to acquire it.” – Samuel Johnson.
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Samuel Johnson: So much of everything
“A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.” – Samuel Johnson.
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Samuel Johnson: Knowledge
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This leads us to look at catalogues, and at the backs of books […]
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Samuel Johnson: Woman’s preaching
“A woman’s preaching is like a dog walking on his hind legs. It is not done well, and you are surprised to find it done at all.” —Samuel Johnson.
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Samuel Johnson: Absurdity of conduct
“Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.” —Samuel Johnson, writer.
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Samuel Johnson: Teachers of morality
Be not too hasty to trust or admire the teachers of morality; they discourse like angels but they live like men. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (18 Sep 1709-1784)
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Samuel Johnson: Wine
“One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.” ~Samuel Johnson.
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Samuel Johnson: Writing
“The greatest part of a writer’s time in spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.” ~Samuel Johnson.
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Samuel Johnson: Man
“Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.” ~Samuel Johnson. Embed from Getty Images
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Samuel Johnson: Reason and vigilance
“There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman.” ~Samuel Johnson,English Poet, Critic and Writer. 1709-1784 Embed from Getty Images
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Samuel Johnson: Grief
“While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.” ~Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson: New acquaintances
“If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. ” Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson: Bellywise
“He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else. ” Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson: Belief and disbelief
“We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. ” —Samuel Johnson Related articles Belief and disbelief (teachingsofmasters.wordpress.com) Man’s pride and satisfaction (teachingsofmasters.wordpress.com) Clear your Mind! (hebslimdown.wordpress.com) Quote of the Day – Samuel Johnson on Anticipation (schnik.it) Life’s Too Short~ Believe to Receive! (tammyrowlandcoaching.com)
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Samuel Johnson: Change
Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. —Samuel Johnson. Embed from Getty Images
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Samuel Johnson: Two kinds of knowledge
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784).
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Samuel Johnson: Praise and flattery
Image via Wikipedia Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. –Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)
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Samuel Johnson: Remarriage
Image via Wikipedia Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience. –Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Related articles by Zemanta On Poetry (linusfernandes.com) Samuel Johnson on Debt: Punishment vs Restraint (paul.kedrosky.com) Samuel Johnson: A Life, By David Nokes (independent.co.uk)
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Samuel Johnson: Poetry
Poetry, indeed, cannot be translated; and, therefore, it is the poets that preserve the languages; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a language if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation. But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written, we learn the language. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)
Quite a Quote! 