All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil. — Samuel Johnson
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. — Samuel Johnson
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess. — Samuel Johnson
Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all. — Samuel Johnson
Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. — Samuel Johnson
Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; — Samuel Johnson
Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. — Samuel Johnson
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments. — Samuel Johnson
Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power — Samuel Johnson
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. — Samuel Johnson
From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to die with life. — Samuel Johnson
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. — Samuel Johnson
Getting money is not all a man’s business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. — Samuel Johnson
He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them. — Samuel Johnson
Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed. — Samuel Johnson
I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. — Samuel Johnson