A. Johnson
A. Johnson
excellence lifetime labor
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
anticipation species
Hope is itself a species of happiness...
wise men hands
No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had
examination fraud dread
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
anticipation conditions
Hope is necessary in every condition.
life tired men
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
gratitude pain revenge
There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
inspirational nature travel
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
time powerful book
The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book.
christmas years memorial
The Church does not superstitiously observe days, merely as days, but as memorials of important facts. Christmas might be kept as well upon one day of the year as another; but there should be a stated day for commemorating the birth of our Saviour, because there is danger that what may be done on any day, will be neglected.
inspirational happiness knowledge
Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
wise reading being-wise
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
gratitude ambition home
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.
life-is-short desire
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.