Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about unforeseen
Quotes by Samuel Johnson, page 7
193 quotes by Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson - english author
Was born on 18 sep 1709.
Died on 13 dec 1784, at 75 years old.
Died on 13 dec 1784, at 75 years old.
Origin country: United Kingdom
Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up again.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about paradise
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about pleasure, poetry, art, magic, truth
Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about night, home, death
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about poverty, liberty, enemies, happiness, human imperfections
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about revenge, criminals, justice
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about self-control
Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about action, hope, life
Sir, a man may be so much of everything, that he is nothing of anything.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about nothing, man
So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about man, being, people
So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the necessity of doing something.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about nothing
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about real estate, life
Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about joy, equality, pleasure, happiness, human imperfections
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.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about change, wish, state, happiness, nothing, life
Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about help, things, time, life
That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one.
Quote by Samuel Johnson about bad, idea
