What did Samuel Johnson mean by: Pleasure itself is not a vice - Samuel Johnson Writer · England Copy
+ The man who feels himself ignorant should, at least, be modest. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Ignorance, Ignorant, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The process is the reality. Feraz Zeid, October 12, 2023December 26, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Process, Reality, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ It is man’s own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Age, Mind, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures. Feraz Zeid, July 24, 2023December 12, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Marriage, Pain, Wedding, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Courage, Passion, Wisdom, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The resolution of the combat is seldom equal to the vehemence of the charge. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Combat, Resolution, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The disturbers of our happiness, in this world, are our desires, our griefs, and our fears. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Grief, Happiness, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ A book should teach us to enjoy life, or to endure it. Feraz Zeid, August 20, 2023December 12, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Book, Enjoy Life, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art. - Ludwig van Beethoven Composer · Germany
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure. - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
Anyone who’s never experienced the pleasure of betrayal doesn’t know what pleasure is. - Jean Genet Playwright · France
