Samuel Johnson Quotes

Samuel Johnson was an English writer who lived from 1709 to 1784.

This is a collection of quotes by Samuel Johnson.



 

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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
Samuel Johnson

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
Samuel Johnson

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure.
Samuel Johnson

He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dullness in others.
Samuel Johnson

If we estimate dignity by immediate usefulness, agriculture is undoubtedly the first and noblest science.
Samuel Johnson

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.
Samuel Johnson