The endearing elegance of female friendship.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we...

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the...

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the...

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...

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

It is no less a proof of eminence to have many enemies than many friends

A vow is a snare for sin

A vow is a snare for sin

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the...

He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they...

I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they...

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

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

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

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy...

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy...

The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and...

The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

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...

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation,...