Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not love you; you may settle yourself in full confidence both of my love and my esteem; I love you as a kind man, I value you as a worthy man, and hope in time to reverence you as a man of exemplary piety.
Samuel JohnsonThere is no book so poor that it would not be a prodigy if wholly made by a single man.
Samuel JohnsonNow ... that you are going to marry, do not expect more from life, than life will afford.
Samuel JohnsonSurely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.
Samuel Johnson