Timidity is a disease of the mind, obstinate and fatal; for a man once persuaded that any impediment is insuperable has given it, with respect to himself, that strength and weight which it had not before.
Samuel JohnsonWhatever is proposed, it is much easier to find reasons for rejecting than embracing.
Samuel JohnsonHappiness is enjoyed only in proportion as it is known; and such is the state or folly of man, that it is known only by experience of its contrary.
Samuel Johnson