Never speak of a man in his own presence. It is always indelicate, and may be offensive .
Samuel JohnsonMoney and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
Samuel JohnsonFine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect.
Samuel JohnsonThere is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree to be weary alike of pleasures and of cares; that the powerful and the weak, the celebrated and obscure, join in one common wish, and implore from nature's hand the nectar of oblivion.
Samuel Johnson