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

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is...

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense....

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of 21, little did...

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of 21, little did...

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.

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...

Nobody can write the life of a man but those who have eat and drunk...

Nobody can write the life of a man but those who have eat and drunk...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

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;...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two...

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may...

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool...

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of...

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of...

From birth to death, anyone can fish. I just think it's fantastic to see old...

From birth to death, anyone can fish. I just think it's fantastic to see old...

We can always tell someone that it's none of their business but we can't tell...

We can always tell someone that it's none of their business but we can't tell...