If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman.
Samuel JohnsonMen who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
Samuel JohnsonIgnorance cannot always be inferred from inaccuracy; knowledge is not always present.
Samuel JohnsonThere is in this world no real delight (excepting those of sensuality), but exchange of ideas in conversation.
Samuel Johnson