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Samuel Johnson
English author, critic, & lexicographer
| “ | A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. | ” |
| “ | A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who have risen far above him. | ” |
| “ | Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. | ” |
| “ | As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man upon easier terms than I was formerly.
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| “ | Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind. | ” |
| “ | Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
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| “ | Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark. | ” |
| “ | Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.
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| “ | Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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| “ | He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man. | ” |
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