There is no being so poor and so contemptible, who does not think there is somebody still poorer, and still more contemptible.
Samuel JohnsonIt is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife.
Samuel JohnsonAll knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not. In the same manner, all power, of whatever sort, is of itself desirable. A man would not submit to learn to hem a ruffle, of his wife, or his wife's maid; but if a mere wish could attain it, he would rather wish to be able to hem a ruffle.
Samuel Johnson