The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNone but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe true art of memory is the art of attention.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt is better to live rich than to die rich.
SAMUEL JOHNSONYou can never be wise unless you love reading.
SAMUEL JOHNSONTo preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPrejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
SAMUEL JOHNSONI never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThere must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhen there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
SAMUEL JOHNSONAdvice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThere are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhen any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
SAMUEL JOHNSON