What did Samuel Johnson mean by: No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had - Samuel Johnson Writer · England Copy
+ He who endeavors to please must appear pleased. Feraz Zeid, September 20, 2023December 24, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Endeavor, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Knock the ‘t’ off the ‘can’t.’ Feraz Zeid, September 16, 2023December 24, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Confidence, Insightful, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Spite and ill-nature are among the most expensive luxuries in life. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Luxury, Rudeness, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Babies do not want to hear about babies; they like to be told of giants and castles. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Baby, Castles, Giants, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Read the book you do honestly feel a wish and curiosity to read. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Book, Curiosity, Reading, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Every man prefers virtue, when there is not some strong incitement to transgress its precepts. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Strong, Virtue, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The poor and the busy have no leisure for sentimental sorrow. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Leisure, Sentimental, Sorrow, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Knowledge, Laughing, Mechanic, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
The heart desires, the hand refrains. The Godhead fires, the soul attains. - William Morris Designer · England
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men. - Friedrich Schiller Playwright · Germany
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
