Quotes by Samuel Johnson

Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt

#Pain

Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.

#Pain

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

#Praise

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

#Praise

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

#Praise

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

#Praise

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

#Happiness, #Past

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

#Patriotism

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love...

#Patriotism

Sir, we are a nest of singing birds

#People

The people is a very heterogeneous and confused mass of the wealthy and the poor,...

#People

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward...

#Perfection