I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Thought Quotes

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority

A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.

A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of...

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

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

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

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will...

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community,...

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...

He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of...

He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of...

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in...

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in...

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

Advice is offensive, it shows us that we are known to others as well as...

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a...

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make 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...

Little people do not wear well under either extremes of fortune

Little people do not wear well under either extremes of fortune

Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a...

Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a...

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.