Players, Sir! I look upon them as no better than creatures set upon tables and joint-stools to make faces and produce laughter, like dancing dogs.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Laughter Quotes

If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is...

If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be...

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in...

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind...

It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind...

Avarice is always poor

Avarice is always poor

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

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...

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

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

Love is only one of many passions.

Love is only one of many passions.