What did Samuel Johnson mean by: Politeness is fictitious benevolence. Samuel Johnson Writer · England Copy
+ Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Firmness, Moderation, Success, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Rash oaths, whether kept or broken, frequently produce guilt. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Consequences, Guilt, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The vicious count their years; virtuous, their acts. Read explanation Author, July 6, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Character, Morality, Time, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Age, Confidence, Growth, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Integrity., Justice, Trust, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The first years of man must make provision for the last. Read explanation Author, August 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Aging, Preparation, Responsibility, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ A person loves to review his own mind. That is the use of a diary, or journal. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Reflection, Self-awareness, Writing, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Laws teach us to know when we commit injury and when we suffer it. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Awareness, Justice, Morality, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible. Frank Herbert Author · USA
A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
