Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson View this quote
No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction. Samuel Johnson
No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves. Samuel Johnson
Nobody can write the life of a man but those who have eat and drunk and lived in social intercourse with him. Samuel Johnson
None of the projects or designs which exercise the mind of man are equally subject to obstructions and disappointments with the pursuit of fame. Samuel Johnson
Nothing is difficult, when gain and honour unite their influence. Samuel Johnson
Nothing is more idle than to inquire after happiness, which nature has kindly placed within our reach. Samuel Johnson
Novelty is indeed necessary to preserve eagerness and alacrity; but art and nature have stores inexhaustible by human intellects, and every moment produces something new to him who has quickened his faculties by diligent observation. Samuel Johnson
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable. Samuel Johnson
Once a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Samuel Johnson
English poet, biographer, essayist, lexicographer
September 18th, 1709 - December 13th, 1784