Samuel Johnson Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.”

“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.”

“We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.”

“Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.”

“He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.”

“It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.”

“Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.”

“Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.”

“When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”

“I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.”