“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,
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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.
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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
