Surely, it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect, than to respect a man who we know was last year no better than ourselves, and will be no better next year.
Samuel JohnsonThe coquette has companions, indeed, but no lovers,--for love is respectful and timorous; and where among her followers will she find a husband?
Samuel JohnsonThey who have already enjoyed the crowds and noise of the great city, know their desire to return is little more than the restlessness of a vacant mind, that they are not so much led by hope as driven by disgust, and wish rather to leave the country than to see the town.
Samuel Johnson