When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhen there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIntegrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
SAMUEL JOHNSONHow small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMen more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
SAMUEL JOHNSONYou hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCourage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
SAMUEL JOHNSONGrief is a species of idleness.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhen once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
SAMUEL JOHNSONDeviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
SAMUEL JOHNSONSorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONSlander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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 JOHNSONWhat is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
SAMUEL JOHNSONI never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
SAMUEL JOHNSON