Samuel Johnson
"To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed."
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Top Samuel Johnson Quotes
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
"Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged."
"We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting."