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Samuel Johnson

No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increa

No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself.

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a sc

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intention

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentional lying, that there is so much falsehood in the world.

Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for

Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

discrimination, prejudice

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which mu

Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what

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

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the an

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. The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw be

change, happiness

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by whi

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.

happiness, inns, man

I am willing to love all mankind, except an American.

I am willing to love all mankind, except an American.

Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a pa

Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits bette

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own, and if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.

tip-of-thought, travel

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chi

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords

Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse a

Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world c

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristic

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

curiosity, lifelong-learning

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.

places, thepublic

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great debts are like cannon; of loud noise, but little danger.

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