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Quotations by Author Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) English author, critic, & lexicographer [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 30 of 62 total Next Page -> A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. Samuel Johnson A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Fishing] A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who have risen far above him. Samuel Johnson A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness. Samuel Johnson Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Adversity] Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. Samuel Johnson As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man upon easier terms than I was formerly. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Mankind] Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind. Samuel Johnson Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Language] Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark. Samuel Johnson Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Quotations] Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Perseverance] Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. Samuel Johnson He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man. Samuel Johnson Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords. Samuel Johnson Hope is necessary in every condition. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Hope] If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Friendship] If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle. Samuel Johnson In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. Samuel Johnson Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Integrity] It is better to live rich than to die rich. Samuel Johnson It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Trust] It is the doom of laziness and gluttony to be inactive without ease, and drowsy without tranquility. Samuel Johnson Life affords no higher pleasure than that of summoning difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. Samuel Johnson Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise. Samuel Johnson Men have been wise in many different modes; but they have always laughed the same way. Samuel Johnson Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Music] Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest. Samuel Johnson People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed. Samuel Johnson Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. Samuel Johnson - More quotations on: [Praise] Showing quotations 1 to 30 of 62 total Next Page -> Previous Author: Rebecca Johnson Next Author: Wendell Johnson Return to Author List Browse our complete list of 3423 authors by last name: A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

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