Long customs are not easily broken; he that attempts to change the course of his own life very often labors in vain; and how shall we do that for others, which we are seldom able to do for ourselves.
Samuel JohnsonHe who writes much will not easily escape a manner, such a recurrence of particular modes as may be easily noted.
Samuel JohnsonPoverty has, in large cities, very different appearances; it is often concealed in splendour, and often in extravagance.
Samuel Johnson