I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Samuel Johnson Quotes

To tell of disappointment and misery, to thicken the darkness of futurity, and perplex the...

To tell of disappointment and misery, to thicken the darkness of futurity, and perplex the...

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole...

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole...

Those that have loved longest love best.

Those that have loved longest love best.

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man...

To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man...

Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of...

Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of...

Wise married women don't trouble themselves about infidelity in their husbands

Wise married women don't trouble themselves about infidelity in their husbands

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that...

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

Actions are visible, though motives are secret

A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

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...

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a...

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a...

He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious; and he that becomes suspicious will quickly...

He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious; and he that becomes suspicious will quickly...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

Memory is the primary and fundamental power, without which there could be no other intellectual...

When I was younger I remember watching two drops of rain roll down window and...

When I was younger I remember watching two drops of rain roll down window and...

We all hate those moments right before we sleep when we are forced to think...

We all hate those moments right before we sleep when we are forced to think...