What did Samuel Johnson mean by: The first step to greatness is to be honest. Samuel Johnson Writer · England Copy
+ If one was to think constantly of death, the business of life would stand still Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Balance, Mortality, Reflection, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Conversation, Reading, Writing, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The hopes of zeal are not wholly groundless. Author, September 12, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Hope, Validity, Zeal, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Distance either of time or place is sufficient to reconcile weak minds to wonderful relations. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Distance, Perception, Reconciliation, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ When a Man is tried of London, he is tired of life. Read explanation Author, July 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Culture, Experience, Exploration, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Age is rarely despised but when it is, contemptible. Author, August 9, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Ageism, Contempt, Respect, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay an author. Author, October 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Appreciation, Compliment, Respect, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ There are in every age new errors to be rectified and new prejudices to be opposed. Read explanation Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel Johnson, Errors, Prejudices, 0 Samuel Johnson Writer · England
The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
