What did Samuel Johnson mean by: Wit is that which has been often thought, but never before was well expressed. - Samuel Johnson Writer · England Copy
+ The civilities of the great are never thrown away. Feraz Zeid, September 4, 2023December 26, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Campaigns, Civility, Political, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ To do something is in every man’s power. Feraz Zeid, July 4, 2023December 12, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Deeds, Every Man, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ I will be conquered; I will not capitulate. Feraz Zeid, September 15, 2023December 24, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Death, Dying, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ All industry must be excited by hope. Feraz Zeid, August 13, 2023December 12, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Effort, Excited, Industry, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Human reason borrowed many arts from the instinct of animals. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Animal, Art, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Samuel Johnson, Idle, Laziness, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ A country governed by a despot is an inverted cone. Feraz Zeid, July 6, 2023December 12, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Country, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
+ The joy of life is variety. Feraz Zeid, June 2, 2023December 12, 2023, Samuel Johnson, Joy, 0 - Samuel Johnson Writer · England
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Where judgment has wit to express it, there’s the best orator. - William Penn Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania · England
Sometimes we meet a fool with wit, never one with discretion. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason. Explain - Luc de Clapiers Philosopher · France
I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts. - W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
