Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Courtesy Quotes

That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm,...

That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm,...

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted,...

It is generally known, that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment...

It is generally known, that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of...

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

In all pleasure hope is a considerable part

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

What is easy is seldom excellent.

What is easy is seldom excellent.

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing...

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing...

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.

To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few...

To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few...

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

I have always said, the first Whig was the Devil~

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine.

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine.

I sold my soul to the devil that's a crappy deal, least it came with...

I sold my soul to the devil that's a crappy deal, least it came with...