Quotes by : Samuel Johnson

Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his....

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth and every other man has a right to knock him down....

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals or where the superiority on one side is reduced by some....

Every man who attacks my belief diminishes in some degree my confidence in it and therefore makes me....

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of....

Is there such depravity in man as that he should injure another without benefit to himself?

Your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.....

Friendship peculiar boon of Heaven The noble mind's delight and pride To men and angels only given....

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending....