2,116 Quotes by Samuel Johnson

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.

Were it not for imagination, Sir, a man would be as happy in the arms of a chambermaid as of a Duchess.

The truly strong and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small. I would have a man great in great things, and elegant in little things.

Marriages would be as happy if they were made by the Lord Chancellor without the parties having any choice in the matter.

City of God, how broad and far / Outspread thy walls sublime! / The true thy chartered freemen are, / Of every age and clime.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Vulgar and inactive minds confound familiarity with knowledge, and conceive themselves informed of the whole nature of things, when they are shown their form or told their use.

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.