A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
Samuel JohnsonThe world is not yet exhausted: let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before.
Samuel JohnsonA ship is worse than a gaol. There is, in a gaol, better air, better company, better conveniency of every kind; and a ship has the additional disadvantage of of being in danger.
Samuel JohnsonHe that pursues fame with just claims, trusts his happiness to the winds; but he that endeavors after it by false merit, has to fear, not only the violence of the storm, but the leaks of his vessel.
Samuel Johnson