A man finds in the productions of nature an inexhaustible stock of material on which he can employ himself, without any temptations to envy or malevolence, and has always a certain prospect of discovering new reasons for adoring the sovereign author of the universe.
Samuel JohnsonTerrestrial happiness is of short duration. The brightness of the flame is wasting its fuel; the fragrant flower is passing away in its own odors.
Samuel JohnsonWhat provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company.
Samuel JohnsonThere are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
Samuel Johnson