6 Samuel Johnson Quotes on Character

Samuel Johnson quotes on character

12. Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.

20. Here closed in death th' attentive eyes That saw the manners in the face.

103. He was a very good hater.

126. Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, sir, is not in Nature.

135. Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney.'

168. The insolence of wealth will creep out.