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Samuel Johnson Quotes
«I cannot forbear to wish, that this commotion (in the colonies) may end without bloodshed, and that the rebels may be subdued by terror rather than by violence; and, therefore, recommend such a force as may take away, not only the power, but the hope»
Author: Samuel Johnson
(Critic, Poet, Writer)
| Keywords:
colony, commotion, forbear, forbearing, rebels, recommend, the colonies, the Rebels, without bloodshed
«The imitator treads a beaten walk, and with all his diligence can only find a few flowers or branches untouched by his predecessor, the refuse of contempt, or the omissions of negligence»
«Madam, before you flatter a man so grossly to his face, you should consider whether your flattery is worth having»
«If it rained knowledge, I'd hold out my hand; but I would not give myself the trouble to go in quest of it»
«Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle»
«The learned world has always admitted the usefulness of critical disquisitions, yet he that attempts to show, however modestly, the failure of a celebrated writer, shall surely irritate his admirers, and incur the imputation of envy, captiousness, an»
Author: Samuel Johnson
(Critic, Poet, Writer)
| Keywords:
admitted, celebrated, imputation, incur, incurred, incurring, irritate, modestly