More from Samuel Johnson

  1. My friend was of opinion that when a man of rank appeared in that character [as an author], he deserved to have his merit handsomely allowe…
  2. I have two very cogent reasons for not printing any list of subscribers; - one, that I have lost all the names, - the other, that I have sp…
  3. Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
  4. Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, wil…
  5. Mrs. Montagu has dropt me. Now, Sir, there are people whom one should like very well to drop, but would not wish to be dropped by.
  6. To let friendship die away by negligence and silence, is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts o…
  7. The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
  8. Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it m…

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