Quotes by Samuel Johnson about Good

Samuel Johnson English author

A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good

I have, all my life long, been lying till noon; yet I tell young men, and tell them with great sincerity, that nobody who does not rise early will never do any good.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about good