A. Johnson
A. Johnson
scene comic produce
In his comic scenes, Shakespeare seems to produce, without labor, what no labor can improve.
fabric injury poet
The stream of Time, which is continually washing the dissoluble fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the adamant of Shakespeare.
pleasure subordination governing
I am a friend to subordination, as most conducive to the happiness of society. There is a reciprocal pleasure in governing and being governed.
failing
A fallible being will fail somewhere.
unnecessary vow given
All unnecessary vows are folly, because they suppose a prescience of the future, which has not been given us.
expectations novelty jest
The hapless wit has his labors always to begin, the call for novelty is never satisfied, and one jest only raises expectation of another.
zeal
The hopes of zeal are not wholly groundless.
trust heart tongue
Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
toil comfort aging
Condemned to Hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blasts or slow decline Our social comforts drop away.
time views years
Year chases year, decay pursues decay, Still drops some joy from with'ring life away; New forms arise, and diff'rent views engage
noble lapland norway
Norway, too, has noble prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England!
wise gratitude children
I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment. I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude. I would choose my friends among the wise and my wife among the virtuous, and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness. My children should by my care be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
prejudice facts opinion
Prejudice is a great time-saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. Prejudice not being founded on reason cannot be removed by argument.
imagination existence
Time is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination.