Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring a reputation superior to names hourly swept away by time among the refuse of fame, should add to their reason and their spirit the power of persisting in their pur
Samuel JohnsonWhoever shall review his life, will find that the whole tenor of his conduct has been determined by some accident of no apparent moment.
Samuel JohnsonNo man tells his opinion so freely as when he imagines it received with implicit veneration.
Samuel JohnsonWe ought not to raise expectations which it is not in our power to satisfy.-It is more pleasing to see smoke brightening into flame, than flame sinking into smoke.
Samuel Johnson