Johnson
Johnson
Johnson is a surname of English origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John". The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured". The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints...
funny life being-yourself
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
conversation impression remembered
The happiest conversation is that of which nothing is distinctly remembered, but a general effect of pleasing impression.
travel jail sailing
Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.
eye perfection may
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.
rainy-day advice enemy
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.
children way better-ways
Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?
horse pet criticism
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.
inspirational education appreciation
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
advice welcome wanted
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
death time men
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.
daughter mother done
You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
life long too-much
Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
admiration made charm
There are charms made only for distant admiration.
life littles states
Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.