I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Spirit Quotes

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public;...

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...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short...

A vow is a snare for sin

A vow is a snare for sin

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put...

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels...

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels...

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

Most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's wife genteelly:...

Most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's wife genteelly:...

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.

A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.

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...

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying...

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying...

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting...