Samuel Johnson

He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great.

Whatever you have spend less.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst man in proportion to the level he is unfit for marriage.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.

Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion.

He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass.

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

You must learn to drink the cup of life as it comes … without stirring it up from the bottom. That’s where the bitter dregs are!

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.