Samuel Johnson Quotes on Psychology
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It is always observable that silence propagates itself, and that the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find any thing to say.
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The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.
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Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. The flowers which scatter their odours from time to time in the paths of life, grow up without culture from seeds scattered by chance.
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Merriment is always the effect of a sudden impression. The jest which is expected is already destroyed.
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We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us.
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Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
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New things are made familiar, and familiar things are made new.
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Attack is the reaction; I never think I have hit hard unless it rebounds.