2,116 Quotes by Samuel Johnson

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.

From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to die with life.

I am a great friend of public amusements, they keep people from vice.

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs out enjoyment of the good before us.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who does him absolutely no good.

Sunday should be different from another day. People may walk, but not throw stones at birds. There may be relaxation, but there should be no levity.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.