What did Samuel Johnson mean by: And panting Time toil’d after him in vain. Samuel Johnson Writer · England Copy
+ When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Miscommunication, Pleasure, Sexuality, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Men seldom give pleasure when they are not pleased themselves. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Pleasure, Reciprocity, Satisfaction, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ A vow is a snare for sin Read explanation Author, August 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Commitment, Consequences, Temptation, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ This world, where much is to be done and little to be known. Author, June 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Action, Knowledge, Limitations, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ [W]ith an unquiet mind, neither exercise, nor diet, nor physick can be of much use. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Health, Mind, Wellness, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ For who is pleased with himself. Author, September 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Pride, Satisfaction, Self-awareness, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The whole world is put in motion by the wish for riches and the dread of poverty. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Motivation, Poverty, Riches, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ It is very common for us to desire most what we are least qualified to obtain. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Desire, Qualifications, Reality, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
It takes 25 years to learn to draw, one hour to learn to paint. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once. Read explanation Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Watch yourself all your life in a mirror and you’ll see Death at work like bees in a glass hive. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
